Single-engine piston

N81BJ

1989 Homebuilt RV 4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
978
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Kenyon, MN
Registration record

N81BJ on the FAA register

Type
1989 Homebuilt RV 4
Serial
978
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kenyon, MN
Certificate issued
2021-04-05
Airworthiness date
2022-05-17
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB0725
Mode S (octal)
52603445
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-05-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2021-04-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N81BJ.
  • 1989
    Manufactured (1989).
Overview

About N81BJ

N81BJ is a 1989 Homebuilt RV 4, serial number 978. It is registered to an individual in Kenyon, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 5, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 17, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N81BJ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N81BJ.

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.