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N981TL

Scott James B VANS RV-7A

Valid Arizona

N981TL is a Scott James B VANS RV-7A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2007. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Mesa, Arizona. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 25, 2017 and expires on January 31, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated January 11, 2007.

Aircraft

Maker
Scott James B
Model
VANS RV-7A
Serial number
70210
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Superior O-360 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2007
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV7A
Transponder code
ADB08F (octal 53330217)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 25, 2017
Expires
January 31, 2030
Last FAA action
September 30, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · January 11, 2007
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00262019

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Schmidt Thomas H
Type
Individual
Address
8863 E Norwood St
Mesa, AZ 85207-1446

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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