Single-engine piston

N980DC

2008 Homebuilt Vans RV 7A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
71529
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Findlay, OH
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Registration record

N980DC on the FAA register

Type
2008 Homebuilt Vans RV 7A
Serial
71529
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Findlay, OH
Certificate issued
2008-09-11
Airworthiness date
2009-01-03
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ADAB72
Mode S (octal)
53325562
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV7A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-01-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2008-09-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N980DC.
Overview

About N980DC

N980DC is a 2008 Homebuilt Vans RV 7A, serial number 71529. It is registered to an individual in Findlay, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 11, 2008 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated January 3, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N980DC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-05-02 Accident · Edwards Afb,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3800
Reported aircraft: Douglas DC-9 — a different aircraft that carried the N980DC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: NAGE SEPD.NO CALL-OUT RQRD-OTR CREW.INADQT PROC.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.