Single-engine piston

N56001

1982 Varga Aircraft 2180

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
VAC-184-82
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Citabria LLC (LLC)
Based
Missoula, MT
Registration record

N56001 on the FAA register

Type
1982 Varga Aircraft 2180
Serial
VAC-184-82
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Citabria LLC
Missoula, MT
Certificate issued
2025-12-03
Airworthiness date
1982-04-08
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A7295C
Mode S (octal)
51624534
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
365 nm
Cruise (type)
116 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N56001 to the current registrant.
  • 1982-04-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1973-11-06
    N56001 previously assigned to a Piper Arrow II (s/n 28R-7335332); cancelled.
Overview

About N56001

N56001 is a 1982 Varga Aircraft 2180, serial number VAC-184-82. The FAA register lists Citabria LLC as the registrant in Missoula, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 3, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 116 knots and a range of about 365 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated April 8, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N56001.

Cruise
116 kt
Range
365 nm
Power / thrust (each)
180
Fuel burn
11 gph

Published figures for the Varga Aircraft 2180 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N56001.

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.