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N685JB

Bowen John M RV-9A

Valid Kentucky

N685JB is a Bowen John M RV-9A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2011. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Louisville, Kentucky. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 17, 2021 and expires on November 30, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated September 13, 2011.

Aircraft

Maker
Bowen John M
Model
RV-9A
Serial number
91872
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming O-320-D2A · 160 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2011
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-9A
Transponder code
A91694 (octal 52213224)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 17, 2021
Expires
November 30, 2028
Last FAA action
June 23, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · September 13, 2011
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
01067166

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Michels David A
Type
Individual
Address
2501 Tennyson Ave
Louisville, KY 40205-2660

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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