chicoduster
Member
I got a call last week from a woman who said her husband had built a plane at our airport and had recently passed away. She had no idea what kind of plane it was and had exactly ZERO paperwork. I got he county guy to open the hangar up yesterday to have a look at what might be there. And lo and behold a beautiful almost finished RV-9A under lots of bedsheets and a lot of dust. I called Vans and they said the gentleman started the build in 2002 and the craftsmanship looks very good. It has a LYC O-320 E2D of 150 hp. The main mechanic at the airport said he rebuilt it before he had his stroke 10 years ago. It is very clean but has ZERO paperwork with it. So the question is how to sell it for this woman? She knows nothing and wants me to deal with everything. It has never been registered with the FAA. I have several planes but am stuck in the 2 wing category and have no need or want for another plane. Any help about price and how an RV-9A should and can sold would be appreciated, Specs as I know them below:
Sensenich prop ( bought new from Vans)
Marvel MA-4SPA carb
Skytec starter
Autolite alternator
Crossover 4 into 2 exhaust with no mufflers
Has basic instruments
no radios, but trays are in and mounted
No seat belts
The flaps are finished and there is a switch for electronic use, but they are not hooked up
There are no wheelpants
The tires have been sitting flat for 10 tears , but hold air
There is no dataplate
ACK ELT , bought form Vans
No battery
There are some cleco's inside around the control sticks as well as a few empty holes in the tailcone area.
Other than that the work looks clean and neat.
I will put pictures as soon I can figure out how to do it
Sensenich prop ( bought new from Vans)
Marvel MA-4SPA carb
Skytec starter
Autolite alternator
Crossover 4 into 2 exhaust with no mufflers
Has basic instruments
no radios, but trays are in and mounted
No seat belts
The flaps are finished and there is a switch for electronic use, but they are not hooked up
There are no wheelpants
The tires have been sitting flat for 10 tears , but hold air
There is no dataplate
ACK ELT , bought form Vans
No battery
There are some cleco's inside around the control sticks as well as a few empty holes in the tailcone area.
Other than that the work looks clean and neat.
I will put pictures as soon I can figure out how to do it