Single-engine piston

N851S

Homebuilt RV-6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
20620
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Clear Lake, IA
Registration record

N851S on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt RV-6
Serial
20620
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Clear Lake, IA
Certificate issued
2004-08-27
Airworthiness date
2006-04-18
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABAC9F
Mode S (octal)
52726237
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-04-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2004-08-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N851S.
Overview

About N851S

N851S is a Homebuilt RV-6, serial number 20620. It is registered to an individual in Clear Lake, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 27, 2004 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 18, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N851S.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N851S.

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.