Single-engine piston

N843D

Homebuilt TRV-6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
01
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Thomas James R + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Livermore, CA
Registration record

N843D on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt TRV-6
Serial
01
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Registered owner
Thomas James R + 1 co-owner
Livermore, CA
Certificate issued
2022-09-08
Airworthiness date
1998-07-08
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB8B49
Mode S (octal)
52705511
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-09-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N843D to the current registrant.
  • 1998-07-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1965-05-18
    N843D previously assigned to a Douglas DC-7B (s/n 45449); cancelled.
Overview

About N843D

N843D is a Homebuilt TRV-6, serial number 01. The FAA register lists Thomas James R + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Livermore, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 8, 2022 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 SER A&C engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 8, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N843D. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1963-09-28 Accident · Nashville,Tenn, 42 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 1 0058
Reported aircraft: Douglas DC-7 — a different aircraft that carried the N843D registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: WEA LNDG. NOSE GR FAILED.

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.