Aircraft Description
N856SB is a 2009 Brooks James S VANS RV-7A, a single-engine four-cycle piston aircraft registered to Ward James in Chattanooga, TN. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 31, 2009. The registration certificate was issued on July 12, 2023. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2030. Powered by a Lycoming O-360-A1D engine producing 180 horsepower, N856SB is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABBF34 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N856SB was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 35.0374, -85.2223 on April 2, 2026. The FAA registry record for N856SB was last updated on July 12, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Brooks James S is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 Brooks James S aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the VANS RV-7A model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N856SB. 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: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC