Single-engine piston

N489

1993 Homebuilt RV-6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1993
Serial
20003
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Colorado Springs, CO
Registration record

N489 on the FAA register

Type
1993 Homebuilt RV-6
Serial
20003
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Colorado Springs, CO
Certificate issued
2019-10-16
Airworthiness date
1993-12-03
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A60A07
Mode S (octal)
51405007
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).
  • 2019-10-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N489 to the current registrant.
  • 1993-12-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1960-05-21
    N489 previously assigned to a Dehavilland DH-4 (s/n 4); cancelled.
Overview

About N489

N489 is a 1993 Homebuilt RV-6, serial number 20003. It is registered to an individual in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 16, 2019 and expires on October 31, 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 December 3, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N489.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N489.

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.