Single-engine piston

N653DF

Homebuilt RV10

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
40909
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-C4B5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rv 10 LLC (LLC)
Based
Kalispell, MT
Registration record

N653DF on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt RV10
Serial
40909
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-C4B5
Registered owner
Rv 10 LLC
Kalispell, MT
Certificate issued
2020-02-14
Airworthiness date
2013-01-25
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A89830
Mode S (octal)
52114060
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

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-02-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N653DF.
  • 2013-01-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N653DF

N653DF is a Homebuilt RV10, serial number 40909. The FAA register lists Rv 10 LLC as the registrant in Kalispell, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 14, 2020 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated January 25, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N653DF. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2008-07-08 Accident · Jerseyville, IL Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI08CA184
Reported aircraft: Huebner RV6-A — a different aircraft that carried the N653DF registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The muddy, unsuitable terrain encountered during the landing.

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.