Single-engine piston

N550DE

1998 Homebuilt RV 4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
2656
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Charlottesville, VA
Registration record

N550DE on the FAA register

Type
1998 Homebuilt RV 4
Serial
2656
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Charlottesville, VA
Certificate issued
2022-12-24
Airworthiness date
1998-12-10
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6FFBB
Mode S (octal)
51577673
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-12-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N550DE.
  • 1998-12-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N550DE

N550DE is a 1998 Homebuilt RV 4, serial number 2656. It is registered to an individual in Charlottesville, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 24, 2022 and expires on December 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 10, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N550DE.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N550DE.

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.