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N988JB

Bard John A VANS RV-8A

N988JB is a Bard John A VANS RV-8A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2004. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Mount Vernon, Washington. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 22, 2004 and expires on October 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated August 27, 2004.

Aircraft

Maker
Bard John A
Model
VANS RV-8A
Serial number
001
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming O-360-A1A · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2004
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8A
Transponder code
ADC9A6 (octal 53344646)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 22, 2004
Expires
October 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 24, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · August 27, 2004
FAA region
Northwest Mountain
FAA record id
00120769

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Bard John A
Type
Individual
Address
3225 Shelly Hill Rd
Mount Vernon, WA 98274-6134

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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