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N97RT

Heckel Robert P VANS RV-4

N97RT is a Heckel Robert P VANS RV-4, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Charlestown, Rhode Island. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 4, 2010 and expires on April 30, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated December 9, 1986.

Aircraft

Maker
Heckel Robert P
Model
VANS RV-4
Serial number
974
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
AD82D5 (octal 53301325)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 4, 2010
Expires
April 30, 2030
Last FAA action
February 19, 2025
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · December 9, 1986
FAA region
New England
FAA record id
00362387

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Doran John F
Type
Individual
Address
40 Town Dock Rd
Charlestown, RI 02813-4148

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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