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N717JW

Welch Jim KITFOX-V TAIL DRAGR

Valid Texas

N717JW is a Welch Jim KITFOX-V TAIL DRAGR, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1998. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Lufkin, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 1, 2022 and expires on August 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated September 26, 1998.

Aircraft

Maker
Welch Jim
Model
KITFOX-V TAIL DRAGR
Serial number
S96070187
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Seats
2
Year built
1998
Transponder code
A996EB (octal 52313353)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 1, 2022
Expires
August 31, 2029
Last FAA action
August 25, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · September 26, 1998
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00816331

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Welch Linda
Type
Individual
Address
1209 Gary Rd
Lufkin, TX 75901-6434

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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