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N856SB

Brooks James S VANS RV-7A

Valid Tennessee

N856SB is a Brooks James S VANS RV-7A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a four-stroke engine, built in 2009. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 12, 2023 and expires on July 31, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated March 31, 2009.

Aircraft

Maker
Brooks James S
Model
VANS RV-7A
Serial number
71541
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Four-cycle piston, 1 motor · Lycoming O-360-A1D · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2009
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV7A
Transponder code
ABBF34 (octal 52737464)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 12, 2023
Expires
July 31, 2030
Last FAA action
July 12, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · March 31, 2009
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
01018096

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Ward James
Type
Individual
Address
9721 Windrose Cir
Chattanooga, TN 37421-4812

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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