Aircraft Description
N12156 is a 1975 Palen ALBATROSD-VA, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum in Rhinebeck, NY. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on May 25, 1983. The registration certificate was issued on November 22, 1994. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2029. Powered by a Fairchild 6-440 SERIES engine producing 200 horsepower, N12156 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A05A8F (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N12156 was last updated on July 28, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Palen is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 10 Palen aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the ALBATROSD-VA model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N12156. 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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Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC