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N852RV

Knapp Louis RV8A

Valid Michigan

N852RV is a Knapp Louis RV8A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2002. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Chesterfield, Michigan. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 9, 2001 and expires on February 29, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated October 26, 2002.

Aircraft

Maker
Knapp Louis
Model
RV8A
Serial number
80852
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming I0360 SER A&C · 200 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2002
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8A
Transponder code
ABB051 (octal 52730121)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 9, 2001
Expires
February 29, 2028
Last FAA action
April 21, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · October 26, 2002
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00703994

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Knapp Louis P
Type
Individual
Address
48052 Meadow Ln
Chesterfield, MI 48051-2946

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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