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N5597N

Hoffman Edward C. X4

Valid Florida

N5597N is a Hoffman Edward C. X4, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1980. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 9, 2011 and expires on November 30, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated January 12, 1981.

Aircraft

Maker
Hoffman Edward C.
Model
X4
Serial number
1
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor
Seats
2
Year built
1980
Transponder code
A72434 (octal 51622064)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 9, 2011
Expires
November 30, 2027
Last FAA action
April 1, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · January 12, 1981
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
00410116

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Hoffman Edward C
Type
Individual
Address
216 George St S
Tarpon Springs, FL 34688-8615

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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

1972-02-25Boeing E75 · Valid registration

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