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N897RV

David Thomas Porter VANS AIRCRAFT RV-7

N897RV is a David Thomas Porter VANS AIRCRAFT RV-7, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2017. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 29, 2017 and expires on August 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated November 14, 2017.

Aircraft

Maker
David Thomas Porter
Model
VANS AIRCRAFT RV-7
Serial number
74311
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming O-360-A1A · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2017
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-7
Transponder code
AC60E0 (octal 53060340)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 29, 2017
Expires
August 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 10, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · November 14, 2017
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
01261981

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Porter David T
Type
Individual
Address
1607 Memorial Park Ave
Martinsburg, WV 25401-2495

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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