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N865DS

Mcallister David E VANS RV-6

N865DS is a Mcallister David E VANS RV-6, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2018. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Tehachapi, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 11, 2018 and expires on September 30, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated December 23, 2018.

Aircraft

Maker
Mcallister David E
Model
VANS RV-6
Serial number
23947
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Superior XP-0-360B1AC2 · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2018
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-6
Transponder code
ABE1C6 (octal 52760706)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 11, 2018
Expires
September 30, 2028
Last FAA action
August 6, 2025
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · December 23, 2018
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
01283127

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Mcallister David E
Type
Individual
Address
840 Tucker Rd Ste H Pmb 124
Tehachapi, CA 93561-2565

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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