Single-engine piston

N649MB

2003 Homebuilt Van RV-6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
23872
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lebanon, TN
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Registration record

N649MB on the FAA register

Type
2003 Homebuilt Van RV-6
Serial
23872
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lebanon, TN
Certificate issued
2024-07-17
Airworthiness date
2003-11-26
Registration expires
2031-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A887BF
Mode S (octal)
52103677
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N649MB to the current registrant.
  • 2003-11-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1994-10-05
    N649MB previously assigned to a Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters (s/n 0649); cancelled.
Overview

About N649MB

N649MB is a 2003 Homebuilt Van RV-6, serial number 23872. It is registered to an individual in Lebanon, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 17, 2024 and expires on July 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 November 26, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N649MB. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-09-13 Accident · Colfax, CA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · LAX92LA384
Reported aircraft: Robinson R-22 Beta — a different aircraft that carried the N649MB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT POOR IN-FLIGHT DECISION TO FLY AT A LOW ALTITUDE AND HIS INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOK-OUT. THE CABLE (STATIC WIRE) CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT.
1990-05-29 Accident · Sacramento, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX90LA199
Reported aircraft: Robinson R-22B — a different aircraft that carried the N649MB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER'S CHECKLIST BY NEGLECTING TO APPLY FULL CARBURETOR HEAT AT LOW POWER SETTINGS.

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.