Single-engine piston

N5559B

Homebuilt Richard Blaes RV-7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
71818
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming X(I)O 320
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Big Stone City, SD
Registration record

N5559B on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Richard Blaes RV-7
Serial
71818
Engines
Lycoming X(I)O 320
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Big Stone City, SD
Certificate issued
2023-06-12
Airworthiness date
2017-03-13
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A71593
Mode S (octal)
51612623
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-7
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N5559B to the current registrant.
  • 2017-03-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1994-02-08
    N5559B previously assigned to a Raven Industries Rally RX7 (s/n RX7149); cancelled.
  • 1956-09-04
    N5559B previously assigned to a Cessna 182 Skylane (s/n 33559); cancelled.
Overview

About N5559B

N5559B is a Homebuilt Richard Blaes RV-7, serial number 71818. It is registered to an individual in Big Stone City, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 12, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming X(I)O 320 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 13, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5559B.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5559B.

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.