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N812TE

Tom Ellis RV-8

Valid Illinois

N812TE is a Tom Ellis RV-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2013. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in New Lenox, Illinois. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 20, 2013 and expires on May 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated July 2, 2013.

Aircraft

Maker
Tom Ellis
Model
RV-8
Serial number
197149
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Mattituck IO-360 · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2013
Transponder code
AB1278 (octal 52611170)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 20, 2013
Expires
May 31, 2029
Last FAA action
August 4, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · July 2, 2013
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
01122888

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Ellis Tom L
Type
Individual
Address
1339 N Cooper Rd
New Lenox, IL 60451-1207

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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