Single-engine piston

N626PB

2022 Homebuilt Vans RV-10

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2022
Serial
42088
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO 540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Westlake Village, CA
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Registration record

N626PB on the FAA register

Type
2022 Homebuilt Vans RV-10
Serial
42088
Engines
Lycoming IO 540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Westlake Village, CA
Certificate issued
2020-11-20
Airworthiness date
2022-10-07
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A82DCE
Mode S (octal)
52026716
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-10
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-03
    Accident at Simi Valley, CA; damage: destroyed.
  • 2022-10-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2020-11-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N626PB to the current registrant.
  • 2008-07-22
    N626PB previously assigned to a Homebuilt Zodiac CH 601 HD (s/n 63992); cancelled.
Overview

About N626PB

N626PB is a 2022 Homebuilt Vans RV-10, serial number 42088. It is registered to an individual in Westlake Village, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 20, 2020 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO 540 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 7, 2022.

N626PB has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-05-03 Accident · Simi Valley, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · WPR25FA147
Reported aircraft: Paul Berkovitz Vans RV-10
Preliminary report: On May 3, 2025, about 1350 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Van’s RV-10, N626PB, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Simi Valley, California. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane departed General Wm J. Fox Airfield (WJF), Lancaster, California about 1319, on an instrument flight rules flight plan with an intended destination of Camarillo Airport (CMA), Camarillo, California. Recorded communication between the pilot and Southern California Approach Control revealed that about 1335, the pilot was instructed by the controller to proceed…
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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.