Single-engine piston

N84887

2000 Homebuilt RV4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
1971
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Oakley, CA
Registration record

N84887 on the FAA register

Type
2000 Homebuilt RV4
Serial
1971
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Oakley, CA
Certificate issued
2016-12-21
Airworthiness date
2001-12-13
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
ABA121
Mode S (octal)
52720441
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-12-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N84887 to the current registrant.
  • 2001-12-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2000
    Manufactured (2000).
  • 1973-02-16
    N84887 previously assigned to a Cessna 172K / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17258654); cancelled.
  • 1949-03-28
    N84887 previously assigned to a Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (s/n 7AC-3606); cancelled.
Overview

About N84887

N84887 is a 2000 Homebuilt RV4, serial number 1971. It is registered to an individual in Oakley, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 21, 2016 and expires on December 31, 2029.

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 (research & development), dated December 13, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N84887. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-12-18 Accident · Dickinson,N Dak, 34 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3965
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172K — a different aircraft that carried the N84887 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: D PROCEDURE TURN INBOUND.

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.