Single-engine piston

N1977M

2018 Homebuilt Vans RV-7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2018
Serial
73355
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming YO-360-A1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Upupa Inc (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Covina, CA
Registration record

N1977M on the FAA register

Type
2018 Homebuilt Vans RV-7
Serial
73355
Engines
Lycoming YO-360-A1A
Registered owner
Upupa Inc
Covina, CA
Certificate issued
2023-03-22
Airworthiness date
2021-09-19
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A18585
Mode S (octal)
50302605
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-7
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N1977M to the current registrant.
  • 2021-09-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2018
    Manufactured (2018).
  • 2013-10-29
    N1977M previously assigned to a Homebuilt Ladigo KR-2 (s/n 5570); cancelled.
  • 1965-05-21
    N1977M previously assigned to a Beechcraft B-45 (s/n G-129); cancelled.
Overview

About N1977M

N1977M is a 2018 Homebuilt Vans RV-7, serial number 73355. The FAA register lists Upupa Inc as the registrant in Covina, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 22, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming YO-360-A1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 19, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1977M. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-06-15 Accident · Brookpark,Oh, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2283
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182P — a different aircraft that carried the N1977M registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PRING TENSION NUT INSTEAD OF AT OPPOSITE END SHAFT

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.