Single-engine piston

N44JR

1997 Homebuilt RV-6

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1997
Serial
24545
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bishop, CA
Registration record

N44JR on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt RV-6
Serial
24545
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bishop, CA
Certificate issued
2019-03-13
Airworthiness date
1997-05-29
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A5491C
Mode S (octal)
51244434
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-03-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N44JR to the current registrant.
  • 1997-11-01
    Accident at Wellington, NV; damage: substantial.
  • 1997-05-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1995-04-03
    N44JR previously assigned to a Pegasus Group Glasair SH-2 (s/n 671R); cancelled.
Overview

About N44JR

N44JR is a 1997 Homebuilt RV-6, serial number 24545. It is registered to an individual in Bishop, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 13, 2019 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1D engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 29, 1997.

N44JR has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-11-01 Accident · Wellington, NV Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX98LA037
Reported aircraft: Rodgers/Gaust RV-6
Probable cause: Fuel starvation due to a fatigue fractured mixture control cable. Contributing factors were the soft, brush-covered emergency landing field.

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.