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N986DM

Dean E Karafa RV-14A

Valid Texas

N986DM is a Dean E Karafa RV-14A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2014. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Northlake, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 17, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated October 11, 2024.

Aircraft

Maker
Dean E Karafa
Model
RV-14A
Serial number
140525
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming YIO-390-A3B6 · 210 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2014
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-14A
Transponder code
ADC1C5 (octal 53340705)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 17, 2023
Expires
April 30, 2030
Last FAA action
August 20, 2024
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · October 11, 2024
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
01398147

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Karafa Dean E
Type
Individual
Address
311 Cottontail Ln
Northlake, TX 76247-2492

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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