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N9RF

Smith Special SPECIAL

Valid Iowa

N9RF is a Smith Special SPECIAL, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1962. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Osceola, Iowa. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 9, 2012 and expires on August 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated August 31, 1988.

Aircraft

Maker
Smith Special
Model
SPECIAL
Serial number
SSX-1
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-290 SERIES · 140 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1962
Cruising speed
85 mph
Transponder code
AC6BF7 (octal 53065767)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 9, 2012
Expires
August 31, 2028
Last FAA action
June 3, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · August 31, 1988
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00424521

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Skinner Norman D
Type
Individual
Address
2724 Kendall St
Osceola, IA 50213-8111

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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