{"airworthiness_class":"Standard","airworthiness_date":"2009-03-25","airworthiness_ops":"Normal","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2026-07-22","city":"HOLTVILLE","country_code":"US","county_code":"025","cruise_speed_mph":null,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"41883","engine_horsepower":180,"engine_maker":"LYCOMING","engine_model":"AEIO-360-H1B","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2033-07-31","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":1,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2026-07-22","maker":"American Champion Aircraft","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"2121000","mode_s_code":"53327451","mode_s_hex":"ADAF29","model":"8KCAB","n_number":"N981DC","name":"MERTEN AVIATION SERVICES LLC","num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N981DC is an American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Merten Aviation Services LLC, an LLC in Holtville, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 22, 2026 and expires on July 31, 2033. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated March 25, 2009.","region":"Western-Pacific","region_code":"4","registrant_type":"LLC","registrant_type_code":"7","seats":1,"serial_number":"1085-2009","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"CA","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"PO BOX 281","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Fixed-wing, single engine","type_aircraft_code":"4","type_engine":"Piston (reciprocating)","type_engine_code":"1","unique_id":"01026600","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N981DC","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":null,"zip":"922500281"}