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N985MS

Smith Kenneth R RV 4

Valid Virginia

N985MS is a Smith Kenneth R RV 4, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1987. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Warrenton, Virginia. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 24, 2002 and expires on October 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated February 24, 1989.

Aircraft

Maker
Smith Kenneth R
Model
RV 4
Serial number
1787
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1987
Transponder code
ADBEDB (octal 53337333)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 24, 2002
Expires
October 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 24, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · February 24, 1989
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00614261

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Steele William G
Type
Individual
Address
7268 Paddock Way
Warrenton, VA 20186-9650

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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