{"airworthiness_class":"","airworthiness_date":"","airworthiness_ops":"","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2016-08-18","city":"MARTINSVILLE","country_code":"US","county_code":"109","cruise_speed_mph":null,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"","engine_horsepower":null,"engine_maker":"","engine_model":"","engine_thrust_lb":null,"expiration_date":"2029-08-31","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":0,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"VANS AIRCRAFT INC","kit_model":"RV-8","last_action_date":"2023-08-25","maker":"Merle Dean Webster","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"MERLE DEAN WEBSTER","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"05635KB","mode_s_code":"51241312","mode_s_hex":"A542CA","model":"VANS RV-8","n_number":"N438W","name":"WEBSTER MERLE DEAN","num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N438W is a Merle Dean Webster VANS RV-8, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Martinsville, Indiana. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 18, 2016 and expires on August 31, 2029. No airworthiness certificate is on file, which is normal for drones and for aircraft still being built or tested.","region":"Great Lakes","region_code":"C","registrant_type":"Individual","registrant_type_code":"1","seats":2,"serial_number":"82931","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"IN","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"3211 FALCON CREST DR","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Fixed-wing, single engine","type_aircraft_code":"4","type_engine":"Piston (reciprocating)","type_engine_code":"1","unique_id":"01228107","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N438W","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":null,"zip":"461517092"}