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N9870S

Beaver Donald W MK IV

Valid Texas

N9870S is a Beaver Donald W MK IV, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1994. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Bryson, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 28, 2014 and expires on February 28, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated November 3, 1994.

Aircraft

Maker
Beaver Donald W
Model
MK IV
Serial number
1382D
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Subaru ALL MDLS A/B · 400 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1994
Transponder code
ADC78E (octal 53343616)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 28, 2014
Expires
February 28, 2027
Last FAA action
January 22, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · November 3, 1994
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00914652

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Kinder Gerald E
Type
Individual
Address
1283 Fm 1191 N
Bryson, TX 76427-4011

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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