Single-engine piston

N626BA

1995 Homebuilt RV-6

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1995
Serial
20650
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Florence, AL
Registration record

N626BA on the FAA register

Type
1995 Homebuilt RV-6
Serial
20650
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Florence, AL
Certificate issued
2019-12-31
Airworthiness date
1998-04-10
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A82CA1
Mode S (octal)
52026241
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-12-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N626BA.
  • 1998-04-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1997-06-28
    Accident at Muscle Shoals, AL; damage: substantial.
  • 1995
    Manufactured (1995).
Overview

About N626BA

N626BA is a 1995 Homebuilt RV-6, serial number 20650. It is registered to an individual in Florence, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 31, 2019 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 10, 1998.

N626BA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-06-28 Accident · Muscle Shoals, AL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA97LA199
Reported aircraft: Sloan RV-6
Probable cause: the pilot's failure to see-and-avoid the bales of hay duirng the takeoff roll, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a bale at liftoff and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.

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.