Single-engine piston

N587B

1994 Homebuilt RV-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1994
Serial
3185
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Metropolis, IL
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Registration record

N587B on the FAA register

Type
1994 Homebuilt RV-4
Serial
3185
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Metropolis, IL
Certificate issued
1996-01-24
Airworthiness date
1994-04-12
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A79002
Mode S (octal)
51710002
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1996-01-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N587B to the current registrant.
  • 1994-04-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1971-02-01
    N587B previously assigned to a Beechcraft A35 (s/n D1606); cancelled.
Overview

About N587B

N587B is a 1994 Homebuilt RV-4, serial number 3185. It is registered to an individual in Metropolis, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 24, 1996 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 12, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N587B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-08-11 Accident · Denver Colo, 06 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2414
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft A35 — a different aircraft that carried the N587B 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.