Single-engine piston

N517GS

1996 Homebuilt Vans RV-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
2996
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ptag Flight Service LLC (LLC)
Based
Vidalia, GA
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Registration record

N517GS on the FAA register

Type
1996 Homebuilt Vans RV-4
Serial
2996
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Ptag Flight Service LLC
Vidalia, GA
Certificate issued
2023-05-10
Airworthiness date
1997-10-08
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A67C17
Mode S (octal)
51476027
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N517GS.
  • 1997-10-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1996
    Manufactured (1996).
Overview

About N517GS

N517GS is a 1996 Homebuilt Vans RV-4, serial number 2996. The FAA register lists Ptag Flight Service LLC as the registrant in Vidalia, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 10, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

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 October 8, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N517GS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N517GS.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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