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N5551

Horton Daniel RV-8

Valid Alabama

N5551 is a Horton Daniel RV-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2010. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Wetumpka, Alabama. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 19, 2010 and expires on October 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated October 6, 2010.

Aircraft

Maker
Horton Daniel
Model
RV-8
Serial number
82605
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming IO-390-A1A6 · 210 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2010
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8
Transponder code
A71479 (octal 51612171)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 19, 2010
Expires
October 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 24, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · October 6, 2010
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
01055616

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Horton Daniel P
Type
Individual
Address
162 Dogwood Ridge Dr
Wetumpka, AL 36093-1927

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

1933-01-07Ryan Aircraft B1 · Valid registration

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data