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N865

Birge Stuart M VANS RV-4

N865 is a Birge Stuart M VANS RV-4, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2003. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Charlotte, North Carolina. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 6, 2003 and expires on May 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated May 28, 2003.

Aircraft

Maker
Birge Stuart M
Model
VANS RV-4
Serial number
3781
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2003
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-4
Transponder code
ABE169 (octal 52760551)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 6, 2003
Expires
May 31, 2027
Last FAA action
January 22, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · May 28, 2003
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00045129

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Birge Stuart M
Type
Individual
Address
13400 Pine Harbor Rd
Charlotte, NC 28278-7346

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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

1933-01-28Travel Air Mfg Co 2000 · Valid registration

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