Aircraft Description
N120SJ is a 2015 Stuart T Smith VANS AIRCRAFT RV8, a single-engine four-cycle piston aircraft registered to Fessler Steven W in Palmer Lake, CO. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 9, 2016. The registration certificate was issued on November 18, 2022. The registration is set to expire on November 30, 2029. Powered by a Lycoming O-360-A1A engine producing 180 horsepower, N120SJ is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A0554B (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N120SJ was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 38.9458, -104.5700 on July 16, 2024. The FAA registry record for N120SJ was last updated on September 15, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Stuart T Smith is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 Stuart T Smith aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the VANS AIRCRAFT RV8 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N120SJ. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC