{"airworthiness_class":"Experimental","airworthiness_date":"2019-05-22","airworthiness_ops":"Amateur built","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2015-12-29","city":"MECHANICSVILLE","country_code":"US","county_code":"037","cruise_speed_mph":null,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"41871","engine_horsepower":180,"engine_maker":"LYCOMING","engine_model":"IO-360-M1B","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2028-12-31","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":0,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"VANS AIRCRAFT INC","kit_model":"RV-8A","last_action_date":"2023-07-01","maker":"Gibson Ralph D","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"GIBSON RALPH D","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"056154C","mode_s_code":"50302526","mode_s_hex":"A18556","model":"RV-8A","n_number":"N1976","name":"GIBSON RALPH D","num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N1976 is a Gibson Ralph D RV-8A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2019. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Mechanicsville, Maryland. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 29, 2015 and expires on December 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated May 22, 2019.","region":"Eastern","region_code":"1","registrant_type":"Individual","registrant_type_code":"1","seats":2,"serial_number":"81953","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"MD","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"37014 ASHER RD","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Fixed-wing, single engine","type_aircraft_code":"4","type_engine":"Piston (reciprocating)","type_engine_code":"1","unique_id":"00070219","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N1976","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":2019,"zip":"206592874"}