Single-engine piston

N277W

1992 Vans RV-6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1992
Serial
20505
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Laguna Niguel, CA
1992 Vans RV-6
Representative photo of a Vans RV-6. Not a photo of N277W.
Registration record

N277W on the FAA register

Type
1992 Vans RV-6
Serial
20505
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Laguna Niguel, CA
Certificate issued
2012-10-25
Airworthiness date
1992-10-15
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A2C271
Mode S (octal)
50541161
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-10-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N277W to the current registrant.
  • 1992-10-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1968-04-18
    N277W previously assigned to a Beechcraft D18S (s/n A-825); cancelled.
Overview

About N277W

N277W is a 1992 Vans RV-6, serial number 20505. It is registered to an individual in Laguna Niguel, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 25, 2012 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 15, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N277W. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-01-29 Accident · Grand Island Nebr, 27 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 4605
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft D18S — a different aircraft that carried the N277W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: DG R35.EXSV GRSE-VCM DRVN INSTS.HORZN CSE PLUG MSG

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.