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Ruther Glen, VA
Certificate issued
2023-07-18
Airworthiness date
2024-04-04
Registration expires
2030-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A56A3F
Mode S (octal)
51265077
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Montana Aircraft Marketing MONTANA COYOTE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history
Timeline
2030-07-31
Registration expires (renewal due).
2026-07-14
Accident at Fredericksburg, VA.
2024-04-04
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
2023-07-18
Certificate of registration issued as N448VQ.
Overview
About N448VQ
N448VQ is a 2024 Homebuilt Montana Coyote, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Ruther Glen, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 18, 2023 and expires on July 31, 2030.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-D2G engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 4, 2024.
N448VQ has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.
Reported aircraft: Babcock Rowland A Montana Coyote
Preliminary report: On July 14, 2026, about 1105 eastern daylight time, an experimental Montana Coyote airplane, N448VQ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Fredericksburg, Virginia. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 test flight.
Family members reported that the pilot was conducting a flight test after completing repairs to the airplane after a landing ground loop during a Phase 1 flight test on May 17, 2024.
Video surveillance showed the airplane departing about 1049 from runway 24 at the Shannon Airport (EZF) in Fredericksburg, Virgina. ADS-B radar data then showed the airplane departing the traffic…
Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history.
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