Single-engine piston

N781S

2009 Homebuilt Vans RV10

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
40037
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-EXP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Diboll, TX
Registration record

N781S on the FAA register

Type
2009 Homebuilt Vans RV10
Serial
40037
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-EXP
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Diboll, TX
Certificate issued
2008-05-02
Airworthiness date
2009-12-30
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AA95CD
Mode S (octal)
52512715
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

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-12-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2008-05-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N781S to the current registrant.
  • 1991-05-29
    N781S previously assigned to a Swearingen SA226TC (s/n TC259); cancelled.
Overview

About N781S

N781S is a 2009 Homebuilt Vans RV10, serial number 40037. It is registered to an individual in Diboll, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 2, 2008 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540-EXP engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 30, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N781S. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-07-07 Incident · Detroit,Mi, 22 Damage: Minor NTSB · 4 0022
Reported aircraft: Swearingen SA-226 — a different aircraft that carried the N781S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TED.L & R ENGS 18.8 & 7.2PCT BLO TARGET TORQUE.
1978-10-06 Incident · Lafayette,In, 14 Damage: Minor NTSB · 4 0029
Reported aircraft: Swearingen SA226 — a different aircraft that carried the N781S registration before this airframe.

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.