Aircraft Description
N643R is a 1978 Raffensparger BD-4, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Showerman Michael in Urbana, IL. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 29, 1980. The registration certificate was issued on June 28, 2006. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2027. Powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engine producing 180 horsepower, N643R is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A871D7 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N643R was last updated on March 4, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Raffensparger is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 Raffensparger aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the BD-4 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N643R. 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