Single-engine piston

N56SP

1996 Homebuilt RV-6

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1996
Serial
23088
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Glenn Aviation Services Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilsonville, AL
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Registration record

N56SP on the FAA register

Type
1996 Homebuilt RV-6
Serial
23088
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Registered owner
Glenn Aviation Services Inc
Wilsonville, AL
Certificate issued
2018-02-01
Airworthiness date
2005-02-18
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A7262F
Mode S (octal)
51623057
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-02-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N56SP.
  • 2009-07-25
    Accident at Oshkosh, WI; damage: substantial.
  • 2005-02-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1996
    Manufactured (1996).
Overview

About N56SP

N56SP is a 1996 Homebuilt RV-6, serial number 23088. The FAA register lists Glenn Aviation Services Inc as the registrant in Wilsonville, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 1, 2018 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated February 18, 2005.

N56SP has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2009-07-25 Accident · Oshkosh, WI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN09LA463
Reported aircraft: Pilgrim Samuel W Jr RV-6
Probable cause: The failure of the rudder pedal which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the aircraft.
1992-08-01 Accident · Jenner, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX92T#A18
Reported aircraft: Bell 206L-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N56SP registration before this airframe.

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.