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N989DS

Sims Douglas R VANS RV8

Valid Georgia

N989DS is a Sims Douglas R VANS RV8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2006. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Thomaston, Georgia. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 12, 2011 and expires on August 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated September 23, 2006.

Aircraft

Maker
Sims Douglas R
Model
VANS RV8
Serial number
81832
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Mattituck TMX 360 · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2006
Kit
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-8
Transponder code
ADCCEF (octal 53346357)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 12, 2011
Expires
August 31, 2027
Last FAA action
September 26, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · September 23, 2006
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
00283009

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Landstrom Derek C
Type
Individual
Address
2668 Roland Rd
Thomaston, GA 30286-5141

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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