Thompson Michael E RV-6
N140RV is a Thompson Michael E RV-6, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2003. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Buckholts, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 27, 2002 and expires on April 30, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated December 13, 2003.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Thompson Michael E
- Model
- RV-6
- Serial number
- 25368
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). All codes
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). All codes, 1 motor
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 2003
- Kit
- VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-6
- Transponder code
- A0A43B (octal 50122073)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). All codes
- Certificate issued
- August 27, 2002
- Expires
- April 30, 2028
- Last FAA action
- May 5, 2023
- Airworthiness
- ExperimentalFAA airworthiness class code 4 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · Amateur builtFAA certificate purpose code 2 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · December 13, 2003
- FAA region
- SouthwesternFAA region code 2 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00004109
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Thompson Michael E
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). All codes
- Address
- 9947 S Fm 1915
Buckholts, TX 76518-2932
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
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The public federal record on N140RV, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Thompson Michael E, an individual, certificate issued August 27, 2002, expires April 30, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Experimental certificate for amateur built, dated December 13, 2003, consistent with the 2003 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 25368 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N140RV according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
1 NTSB record under N140RV: Accident on September 20, 2012 at Pagosa Springs, CO: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Thompson RV-6 · operated under 091
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of landing experience at high density altitudes.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data