Single-engine piston

N250DS

1996 Homebuilt Vans RV-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
250
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Gainesville, TX
Registration record

N250DS on the FAA register

Type
1996 Homebuilt Vans RV-4
Serial
250
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gainesville, TX
Certificate issued
2014-02-12
Airworthiness date
1996-09-04
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A257DA
Mode S (octal)
50453732
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-02-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N250DS.
  • 1996-09-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N250DS

N250DS is a 1996 Homebuilt Vans RV-4, serial number 250. It is registered to an individual in Gainesville, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 12, 2014 and expires on February 28, 2030.

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 September 4, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N250DS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N250DS.

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.