Aircraft Description
N196DJ is a Jacobs Donald RV6-A, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Chaffin James in Elkhart, TX. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on October 20, 1996. The registration certificate was issued on December 17, 2023. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2030. Powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engine producing 180 horsepower, N196DJ is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A17EC9 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N196DJ was last updated on December 17, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Jacobs Donald is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 2 Jacobs Donald aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the RV6-A model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N196DJ. 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 Source
Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC