Single-engine piston

N646RV

2009 Homebuilt Vans RV6A

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
2009
Serial
20333
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-E2C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Imagine Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Nogales, AZ
Registration record

N646RV on the FAA register

Type
2009 Homebuilt Vans RV6A
Serial
20333
Engines
Lycoming O-320-E2C
Registered owner
Imagine Air LLC
Nogales, AZ
Certificate issued
2022-12-07
Airworthiness date
2015-11-09
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A87D10
Mode S (octal)
52076420
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).
  • 2022-12-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N646RV.
  • 2022-09-16
    Accident at Aztec, AZ; damage: destroyed.
  • 2015-11-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2015-04-11
    Accident at LaFayette, GA; damage: substantial.
  • 2009
    Manufactured (2009).
Overview

About N646RV

N646RV is a 2009 Homebuilt Vans RV6A, serial number 20333. The FAA register lists Imagine Air LLC as the registrant in Nogales, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 7, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-E2C engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 9, 2015.

N646RV has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2022-09-16 Accident · Aztec, AZ Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · WPR22FA348
Reported aircraft: Trom Wayne Vans RV6A
Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence. Contributing to the accident was the pilot s decision to turn away from a suitable emergency landing surface, his failure to maintain adequate airspeed as the airplane neared the ground, and his exceedance of the airplane s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
2015-04-11 Accident · LaFayette, GA Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA15CA040
Reported aircraft: Trom Wayne Vans RV6A
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in variable, gusting wind conditions, resulting in a runway excursion, and substantial damage to the airplane.

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.