Glider

N4KN

2007 Homebuilt Taurus 503

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2007
Serial
016T 503 1107
Class
Glider
Engines
Rotax 503ULDCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Roseland, VA
Registration record

N4KN on the FAA register

Type
2007 Homebuilt Taurus 503
Serial
016T 503 1107
Engines
Rotax 503ULDCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Roseland, VA
Certificate issued
2013-02-27
Airworthiness date
2008-02-22
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A4A8DD
Mode S (octal)
51124335
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-02-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N4KN to the current registrant.
  • 2013-01-30
    N4KN previously assigned to a Homebuilt Genesis 2 (s/n 2010); cancelled.
  • 2008-02-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2007
    Manufactured (2007).
  • 1991-05-08
    N4KN previously assigned to a Homebuilt Lancair 235 (s/n 198); cancelled.
Overview

About N4KN

N4KN is a 2007 Homebuilt Taurus 503, serial number 016T 503 1107. It is registered to an individual in Roseland, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 27, 2013 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider, one Rotax 503ULDCDI engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated February 22, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4KN. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2012-10-20 Accident · Roseland, VA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ERA13CA035
Reported aircraft: Ab Sportine Aviacija Genesis 2 — a different aircraft that carried the N4KN registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain glider control during takeoff.

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.