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N87ET

Tropper Edward J TROPPER-RV-4

N87ET is a Tropper Edward J TROPPER-RV-4, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1994. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Erie, Pennsylvania. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 2, 1993 and expires on June 30, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated June 15, 1994.

Aircraft

Maker
Tropper Edward J
Model
TROPPER-RV-4
Serial number
001
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming O&VO-360 SER · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1994
Transponder code
ABF473 (octal 52772163)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 2, 1993
Expires
June 30, 2028
Last FAA action
May 19, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · June 15, 1994
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00854492

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Tropper Edward J
Type
Individual
Address
1235 Ponderosa Dr
Erie, PA 16509

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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