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N643R

Raffensparger BD-4

Valid Illinois

N643R is a Raffensparger BD-4, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1978. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Urbana, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 28, 2006 and expires on July 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated December 29, 1980.

Aircraft

Maker
Raffensparger
Model
BD-4
Serial number
643
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1978
Cruising speed
137 mph
Transponder code
A871D7 (octal 52070727)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 28, 2006
Expires
July 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 4, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · December 29, 1980
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00382286

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Showerman Michael
Type
Individual
Address
6709 N East Arrowhead Dr
Urbana, IL 61802-9723

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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