Single-engine piston

N40DH

Homebuilt RV-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1277
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Louisville, KY
Registration record

N40DH on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt RV-4
Serial
1277
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Louisville, KY
Certificate issued
2023-04-04
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A4AA9B
Mode S (octal)
51125233
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N40DH to the current registrant.
  • 1983-02-28
    N40DH previously assigned to a Dehavilland DH82A (s/n N6642); cancelled.
Overview

About N40DH

N40DH is a Homebuilt RV-4, serial number 1277. It is registered to an individual in Louisville, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 4, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 2 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N40DH. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-07-01 Accident · Amityville,Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0953
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland DH82A — a different aircraft that carried the N40DH registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LND IN VACANT LOT.
1971-06-20 Accident · Southbridge,Mass, 21 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2314
Reported aircraft: Dehavilland DH 82A — a different aircraft that carried the N40DH registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FT TALL,ADJ TO RWY.

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.