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N8286R

William Smith NORTH STAR

Valid Indiana

N8286R is a William Smith NORTH STAR, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1999. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Newburgh, Indiana. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 7, 2021 and expires on September 30, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated October 19, 2021.

Aircraft

Maker
William Smith
Model
NORTH STAR
Serial number
103
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming O-320-E2D · 150 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1999
Transponder code
AB51CD (octal 52650715)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 7, 2021
Expires
September 30, 2028
Last FAA action
June 10, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · October 19, 2021
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
01347955

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Huhnke John F
Type
Individual
Address
1788 Rolling Ridge Dr
Newburgh, IN 47630-8083

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

1975-06-10Bellanca 17-30A · Valid registration

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data