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N858T

Thornton Jim RV-8A

Valid Texas

N858T is a Thornton Jim RV-8A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2002. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Vwf Enterprises LLC, an LLC in Coppell, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 9, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated September 28, 2002.

Aircraft

Maker
Thornton Jim
Model
RV-8A
Serial number
81285
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming O-360 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2002
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8A
Transponder code
ABC6B9 (octal 52743271)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 9, 2023
Expires
October 31, 2030
Last FAA action
October 9, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · September 28, 2002
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00007559

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Vwf Enterprises LLC
Type
LLC
Address
361 Parkway Blvd
Coppell, TX 75019-2663

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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