Single-engine piston

N47CW

1986 Homebuilt RV-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1986
Serial
840
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Buffalo Grove, IL
Registration record

N47CW on the FAA register

Type
1986 Homebuilt RV-4
Serial
840
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Buffalo Grove, IL
Certificate issued
2002-07-15
Airworthiness date
1986-05-08
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A5BF08
Mode S (octal)
51337410
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-07-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N47CW.
  • 1986-05-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N47CW

N47CW is a 1986 Homebuilt RV-4, serial number 840. It is registered to an individual in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 15, 2002 and expires on October 31, 2027.

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 May 8, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N47CW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N47CW.

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.