Single-engine piston

N81RB

1988 Homebuilt RV-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1988
Serial
1212
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Raymond, WA
Registration record

N81RB on the FAA register

Type
1988 Homebuilt RV-4
Serial
1212
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Raymond, WA
Certificate issued
2024-10-04
Airworthiness date
1988-06-10
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB087C
Mode S (octal)
52604174
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N81RB to the current registrant.
  • 1988-06-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N81RB

N81RB is a 1988 Homebuilt RV-4, serial number 1212. It is registered to an individual in Raymond, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 4, 2024 and expires on October 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 June 10, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N81RB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-09-09 Accident · Newberry,Mich, 22 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0474
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft V35B — a different aircraft that carried the N81RB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ASHED AFTER CLIMBING OVR TREES.

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.