Single-engine piston

N56002

1982 Varga Aircraft 2180TG

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
VAC 185-82
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Gig Harbor, WA
Registration record

N56002 on the FAA register

Type
1982 Varga Aircraft 2180TG
Serial
VAC 185-82
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gig Harbor, WA
Certificate issued
2024-10-01
Airworthiness date
1982-04-08
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A7295D
Mode S (octal)
51624535
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N56002 to the current registrant.
  • 1982-04-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1974-07-31
    N56002 previously assigned to a Ryan PT-22 (s/n 1761); cancelled.
Overview

About N56002

N56002 is a 1982 Varga Aircraft 2180TG, serial number VAC 185-82. It is registered to an individual in Gig Harbor, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 1, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360 series engine and 2 seats. 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 this airframe as N56002. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-06-08 Accident · Porterville,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2400
Reported aircraft: Ryan ST-3KR — a different aircraft that carried the N56002 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OF RYAN.OTR PLTS DIDNT KNOW RYAN HAD JOINED FLT.

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.