Single-engine piston

N257SW

2004 Homebuilt RV-9A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
90463
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Gloucester, VA
Registration record

N257SW on the FAA register

Type
2004 Homebuilt RV-9A
Serial
90463
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gloucester, VA
Certificate issued
2023-09-25
Airworthiness date
2004-05-05
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A27324
Mode S (octal)
50471444
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-9A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N257SW.
  • 2004-05-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N257SW

N257SW is a 2004 Homebuilt RV-9A, serial number 90463. It is registered to an individual in Gloucester, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 25, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 5, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N257SW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N257SW.

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.