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N88XL

Hilker David RV-8

Valid Kansas

N88XL is a Hilker David RV-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2006. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Cimarron, Kansas. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 27, 2005 and expires on April 30, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated July 8, 2006.

Aircraft

Maker
Hilker David
Model
RV-8
Serial number
81828
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor IO-540 SER · 380 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2006
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8
Transponder code
AC1D94 (octal 53016624)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 27, 2005
Expires
April 30, 2027
Last FAA action
December 20, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · July 8, 2006
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00173729

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Hilker David
Type
Individual
Address
PO Box 877
Cimarron, KS 67835-0877

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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