Single-engine piston

N101WG

2009 Homebuilt RV 10

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
40697
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-C4B5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gard Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Elkhart, IA
Registration record

N101WG on the FAA register

Type
2009 Homebuilt RV 10
Serial
40697
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-C4B5
Registered owner
Gard Aviation LLC
Elkhart, IA
Certificate issued
2016-05-12
Airworthiness date
2009-04-14
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A00A66
Mode S (octal)
50005146
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-10
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-05-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N101WG to the current registrant.
  • 2009-04-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1980-08-16
    N101WG previously assigned to a Homebuilt Headwind JD HW 1.7 (s/n 20A-635); cancelled.
Overview

About N101WG

N101WG is a 2009 Homebuilt RV 10, serial number 40697. The FAA register lists Gard Aviation LLC as the registrant in Elkhart, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 12, 2016 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 14, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N101WG. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-07-26 Accident · Brewton,Al, 01 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3715
Reported aircraft: Headwind J.D. — a different aircraft that carried the N101WG registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: NG STOPPED IN FLT WHEN IDLED AT 1200RPM.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.