Single-engine piston

N459B

2000 Homebuilt RV-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
3583
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Fresno, CA
Registration record

N459B on the FAA register

Type
2000 Homebuilt RV-4
Serial
3583
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fresno, CA
Certificate issued
2007-03-15
Airworthiness date
2000-09-08
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A593A4
Mode S (octal)
51311644
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-03-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N459B to the current registrant.
  • 2000-09-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1965-05-05
    N459B previously assigned to a Beechcraft Bonanza 35 (s/n D-1476); cancelled.
Overview

About N459B

N459B is a 2000 Homebuilt RV-4, serial number 3583. It is registered to co-owners in Fresno, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 15, 2007 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 8, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N459B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-01-07 Accident · Long Beach Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0265
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft D35 — a different aircraft that carried the N459B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: SE BY REGULAR INSTRUCTOR NOT INSTRUCTOR INVOLVED

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.