Glider

N2179

1968 Homebuilt Fournier R.F.4.D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
4059
Class
Glider
Engines
Rectimo 4AR 1200
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Las Cruces, NM
Registration record

N2179 on the FAA register

Type
1968 Homebuilt Fournier R.F.4.D
Serial
4059
Engines
Rectimo 4AR 1200
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Las Cruces, NM
Certificate issued
1974-07-08
Airworthiness date
1978-11-03
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A1D716
Mode S (octal)
50353426
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1978-11-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1974-07-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N2179 to the current registrant.
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
  • 1933-02-13
    N2179 previously assigned to a Swallow Swallow (s/n A24); cancelled.
Overview

About N2179

N2179 is a 1968 Homebuilt Fournier R.F.4.D, serial number 4059. It is registered to an individual in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 8, 1974 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider, one Rectimo 4AR 1200 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated November 3, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2179.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2179.

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.