Single-engine piston

N55KM

2006 Homebuilt RV-10

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
40178
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-D4A5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fort Worth, TX
Registration record

N55KM on the FAA register

Type
2006 Homebuilt RV-10
Serial
40178
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-D4A5
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
2005-12-08
Airworthiness date
2006-01-17
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6FDFF
Mode S (octal)
51576777
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-10
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-01-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2005-12-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N55KM.
Overview

About N55KM

N55KM is a 2006 Homebuilt RV-10, serial number 40178. It is registered to an individual in Fort Worth, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 8, 2005 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540-D4A5 engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated January 17, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N55KM. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-05-09 Accident · Burlington,Wis, 49 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1263
Reported aircraft: Cessna 310C — a different aircraft that carried the N55KM registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: .AN173-13 SHIMMY DAMP ATACH BOLT BKN,LACK OF LUBE.

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.