Single-engine piston

N60605

2001 Homebuilt Vans RV6A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2001
Serial
25379
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Glenwood, NM
Registration record

N60605 on the FAA register

Type
2001 Homebuilt Vans RV6A
Serial
25379
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Glenwood, NM
Certificate issued
2001-03-27
Airworthiness date
2001-08-16
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A7DFFF
Mode S (octal)
51757777
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-6A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-11
    Accident at Mimbres, NM; damage: substantial.
  • 2001-08-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2001-03-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N60605 to the current registrant.
  • 1977-07-12
    N60605 previously assigned to a Cessna 150J (s/n 15070439); cancelled.
Overview

About N60605

N60605 is a 2001 Homebuilt Vans RV6A, serial number 25379. It is registered to an individual in Glenwood, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 27, 2001 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 16, 2001.

N60605 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-06-11 Accident · Mimbres, NM Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · WPR23LA230
Reported aircraft: Vans RV6A
Probable cause: The pilot s inflight loss of control while landing with wind gusts that resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose over.
1976-10-09 Accident · Kamas,Ut, 44 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3137
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150J — a different aircraft that carried the N60605 registration before this airframe.
1973-06-28 Accident · Vandnbg Afb,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1840
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N60605 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.