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N88DH

Hostetler BD-8

Valid Iowa

N88DH is a Hostetler BD-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1974. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Des Moines, Iowa. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 16, 2012 and expires on November 30, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated May 12, 1980.

Aircraft

Maker
Hostetler
Model
BD-8
Serial number
2
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor
Seats
1
Year built
1974
Cruising speed
111 mph
Transponder code
AC1BCF (octal 53015717)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 16, 2012
Expires
November 30, 2028
Last FAA action
June 23, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · May 12, 1980
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00342021

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Hayes Dennis P
Type
Individual
Address
4517 75Th St
Des Moines, IA 50322-1131

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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