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N558TX

Schad Tom RV-8

Valid Texas

N558TX is a Schad Tom RV-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2005. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Gainesville, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 21, 2005 and expires on August 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated August 23, 2005.

Aircraft

Maker
Schad Tom
Model
RV-8
Serial number
81353
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor
Seats
2
Year built
2005
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8
Transponder code
A71EE2 (octal 51617342)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 21, 2005
Expires
August 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 10, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · August 23, 2005
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00183829

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Schad Thomas J
Type
Individual
Address
2961 Fm 1630
Gainesville, TX 76240-1225

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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