Single-engine piston

N47880

1997 Homebuilt Vangransvgn RV-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
2500
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Manvel, TX
Registration record

N47880 on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt Vangransvgn RV-4
Serial
2500
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Manvel, TX
Certificate issued
2022-06-18
Airworthiness date
1997-07-27
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A5E25B
Mode S (octal)
51361133
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-06-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N47880 to the current registrant.
  • 1997-07-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1955-11-18
    N47880 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 10315); cancelled.
Overview

About N47880

N47880 is a 1997 Homebuilt Vangransvgn RV-4, serial number 2500. It is registered to co-owners in Manvel, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 18, 2022 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 27, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N47880.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N47880.

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.