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N878DZ

Randolph William D VANS RV8

Valid Kentucky

N878DZ is a Randolph William D VANS RV8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2004. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Florence, Kentucky. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 1, 2021 and expires on May 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built; operating kit-built aircraft, dated January 21, 2005.

Aircraft

Maker
Randolph William D
Model
VANS RV8
Serial number
81885
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming O-360-A1A · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2004
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8
Transponder code
AC1471 (octal 53012161)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 1, 2021
Expires
May 31, 2028
Last FAA action
May 12, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built; Operating kit-built aircraft · January 21, 2005
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00106519

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Slayback Eric J
Type
Individual
Address
640 Devonshire Cir
Florence, KY 41042-4701

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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