Single-engine piston

N6280H

1999 Homebuilt RV6A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
21749
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lewis Rv 6 Holdings LLC (LLC)
Based
Palm City, FL
Registration record

N6280H on the FAA register

Type
1999 Homebuilt RV6A
Serial
21749
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Lewis Rv 6 Holdings LLC
Palm City, FL
Certificate issued
2024-08-21
Airworthiness date
2019-08-09
Registration expires
2031-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A83655
Mode S (octal)
52033125
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

  • 2031-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N6280H to the current registrant.
  • 2019-08-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1999
    Manufactured (1999).
  • 1995-09-01
    N6280H previously assigned to a Cessna Turbo 207 (s/n 20700463); cancelled.
Overview

About N6280H

N6280H is a 1999 Homebuilt RV6A, serial number 21749. The FAA register lists Lewis Rv 6 Holdings LLC as the registrant in Palm City, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 21, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031.

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 August 9, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6280H. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-05-13 Accident · Grand Canyon, AZ Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX91FA213
Reported aircraft: Cessna 207A — a different aircraft that carried the N6280H registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: DETONATION (OR PRE-IGNITION) IN THE NUMBER 1 CYLINDER, WHICH RESULTED IN EROSION (BURNING) OF THE NUMBER 1 PISTON AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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