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N852SM

Dillingham Martin D VANS RV-8

N852SM is a Dillingham Martin D VANS RV-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2009. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Schutte Sails Aviation INC, a corporation in Wilmington, North Carolina. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 23, 2013 and expires on October 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated February 17, 2009.

Aircraft

Maker
Dillingham Martin D
Model
VANS RV-8
Serial number
82762
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming IO-360-M1B · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2009
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8
Transponder code
ABB062 (octal 52730142)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 23, 2013
Expires
October 31, 2029
Last FAA action
February 6, 2024
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · February 17, 2009
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
01006098

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Schutte Sails Aviation INC
Type
Corporation
Address
704 Pilots Ridge Rd
Wilmington, NC 28412-2929

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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