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N557XW

Haynes Joel R VANS RV-7A

N557XW is a Haynes Joel R VANS RV-7A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2006. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Shelton, Washington. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 19, 2019 and expires on November 30, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated June 27, 2006.

Aircraft

Maker
Haynes Joel R
Model
VANS RV-7A
Serial number
70030
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming O-360-A2A · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2006
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV7A
Transponder code
A71B8E (octal 51615616)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 19, 2019
Expires
November 30, 2029
Last FAA action
May 1, 2025
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · June 27, 2006
FAA region
Northwest Mountain
FAA record id
00252149

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Giesecke Stephen A
Type
Individual
Address
100 SE Sister Meadows Ln
Shelton, WA 98584-6990

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Documents on file 0

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

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