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N778MS

Stephen J Hoffman MS-500

Valid Texas

N778MS is a Stephen J Hoffman MS-500, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2018. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Seabrook, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 12, 2016 and expires on February 28, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition, dated May 23, 2018.

Aircraft

Maker
Stephen J Hoffman
Model
MS-500
Serial number
4
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Argus AS10-P · 250 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2018
Transponder code
AA87E3 (octal 52503743)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 12, 2016
Expires
February 28, 2029
Last FAA action
July 18, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition · May 23, 2018
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
01194054

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Hoffman Stephen J
Type
Individual
Address
4802 Oleander St
Seabrook, TX 77586-2034

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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