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N853W

Spray Joel D VANS RV8

Valid Florida

N853W is a Spray Joel D VANS RV8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2000. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Naples, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 22, 2004 and expires on November 30, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated December 11, 2000.

Aircraft

Maker
Spray Joel D
Model
VANS RV8
Serial number
80953
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming I0360 SER A&C · 200 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2000
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8
Transponder code
ABB471 (octal 52732161)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 22, 2004
Expires
November 30, 2028
Last FAA action
June 23, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · December 11, 2000
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
00955720

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Celce Frederick W
Type
Individual
Address
4212 Skyway Dr
Naples, FL 34112-1902

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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

1931-07-27Westbrook Aeronautical Corp W-5 · Valid registration

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