Single-engine piston

N81VP

2003 Homebuilt Lancair IV

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
LIV-450
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental TSIO-550 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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Registration record

N81VP on the FAA register

Type
2003 Homebuilt Lancair IV
Serial
LIV-450
Engines
Continental TSIO-550 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Certificate issued
2022-07-09
Airworthiness date
2003-02-13
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB08EC
Mode S (octal)
52604354
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Lancair Intl Inc LANCAIR IV P
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-07-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N81VP to the current registrant.
  • 2003-02-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1991-03-29
    N81VP previously assigned to a Homebuilt Volksplane VP-1 (s/n V2499); cancelled.
Overview

About N81VP

N81VP is a 2003 Homebuilt Lancair IV, serial number LIV-450. It is registered to an individual in Rancho Cucamonga, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 9, 2022 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental TSIO-550 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated February 13, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N81VP. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-04-02 Accident · Papillion, NE Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · MKC89DCJ02
Reported aircraft: Schmahl Volksplane VP-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N81VP registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER CLIMB RATE AND INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRCRAFT WHICH ENTERED AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT INTO AN OPEN FIELD.

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.