Single-engine piston

N1963

2000 Homebuilt RV-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
1901-01
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Agoura Hills, CA
Registration record

N1963 on the FAA register

Type
2000 Homebuilt RV-4
Serial
1901-01
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Agoura Hills, CA
Certificate issued
2017-08-03
Airworthiness date
2000-12-21
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A18136
Mode S (octal)
50300466
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-08-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N1963 to the current registrant.
  • 2000-12-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1977-07-21
    N1963 previously assigned to a Boeing 727-95 (s/n 19837); cancelled.
  • 1938-04-15
    N1963 previously assigned to a Waco Gxe (s/n 920); cancelled.
Overview

About N1963

N1963 is a 2000 Homebuilt RV-4, serial number 1901-01. It is registered to an individual in Agoura Hills, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 3, 2017 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 21, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1963. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1976-04-27 Accident · St.Thomas,Vi, 62 Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · 1 0005
Reported aircraft: Boeing 727 — a different aircraft that carried the N1963 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: INSUFF RWY RMNG,ABORTED.NO INFO ACFT G/A PERF.

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.