Single-engine piston

N280CA

2002 Homebuilt Vans RV6A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
24826
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-D2J
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blue Skies Flight Club LLC (LLC)
Based
Cameron Park, CA
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Registration record

N280CA on the FAA register

Type
2002 Homebuilt Vans RV6A
Serial
24826
Engines
Lycoming O-320-D2J
Registered owner
Blue Skies Flight Club LLC
Cameron Park, CA
Certificate issued
2025-07-24
Airworthiness date
2013-09-07
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A2CE2E
Mode S (octal)
50547056
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N280CA.
  • 2013-09-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2002
    Manufactured (2002).
Overview

About N280CA

N280CA is a 2002 Homebuilt Vans RV6A, serial number 24826. The FAA register lists Blue Skies Flight Club LLC as the registrant in Cameron Park, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 24, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-D2J engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 7, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N280CA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-07-18 Accident · Simi Valley, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX92LA303
Reported aircraft: Schweizer 269C — a different aircraft that carried the N280CA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE COMPANY'S MAINTENACE PERSONNEL IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT'S IDLE RPM AND THE FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN TYPE OF OPERATION IS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

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.