Single-engine piston

N238RV

Homebuilt RV6A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
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Serial
23880
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
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Registration record

N238RV on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt RV6A
Serial
23880
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Certificate issued
2025-03-28
Airworthiness date
1999-09-01
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A227C3
Mode S (octal)
50423703
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N238RV.
  • 2012-03-24
    Accident at Bow, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 1999-09-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N238RV

N238RV is a Homebuilt RV6A, serial number 23880. It is registered to an individual. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 28, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1D engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 1, 1999.

N238RV has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2012-03-24 Accident · Bow, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR12LA146
Reported aircraft: Jacobs RV-6A
Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot s mismanagement of the fuel supply.

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.