Aircraft Description
N897RV is a 2017 David Thomas Porter VANS AIRCRAFT RV-7, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Porter David T in Martinsburg, WV. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on November 14, 2017. The registration certificate was issued on August 29, 2017. The registration is set to expire on August 31, 2027. Powered by a Lycoming O-360-A1A engine producing 180 horsepower, N897RV is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AC60E0 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N897RV was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 39.4092, -77.9579 on March 10, 2026. The FAA registry record for N897RV was last updated on March 10, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
David Thomas Porter is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 2 David Thomas Porter aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the VANS AIRCRAFT RV-7 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N897RV. 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