Single-engine piston

N53DM

1989 Homebuilt RV 4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
1239B
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Franklin Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Paradise, CA
Registration record

N53DM on the FAA register

Type
1989 Homebuilt RV 4
Serial
1239B
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Franklin Aviation LLC
Paradise, CA
Certificate issued
2021-11-19
Airworthiness date
1989-03-27
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6AE6B
Mode S (octal)
51527153
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-11-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N53DM.
  • 1989-03-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N53DM

N53DM is a 1989 Homebuilt RV 4, serial number 1239B. The FAA register lists Franklin Aviation LLC as the registrant in Paradise, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 19, 2021 and expires on November 30, 2028.

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 March 27, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53DM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N53DM.

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.