Single-engine piston

N8613

2015 Homebuilt F4B-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
003
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A-65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Houston, TX
Registration record

N8613 on the FAA register

Type
2015 Homebuilt F4B-2
Serial
003
Engines
Continental A-65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Houston, TX
Certificate issued
2015-09-22
Airworthiness date
2016-04-29
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABD54F
Mode S (octal)
52752517
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-04-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2015-09-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N8613 to the current registrant.
  • 1981-09-14
    N8613 previously assigned to a Douglas DC-8-21 (s/n 45434); cancelled.
Overview

About N8613

N8613 is a 2015 Homebuilt F4B-2, serial number 003. It is registered to an individual in Houston, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 22, 2015 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A-65 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 29, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8613. 4 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-04-11 Incident · Mexico City,Mex, 72 Damage: Minor NTSB · 4 0029
Reported aircraft: Douglas DC-8 — a different aircraft that carried the N8613 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: UND ON SURFACES OF BOLT HOLES.NO FLAP LDG,OK.
1971-12-23 Accident · No.Atlantic Ocean, 93 Damage: None NTSB · 1 0045
Reported aircraft: Douglas DC-8 — a different aircraft that carried the N8613 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TION.AUTOPLT ENGAGED.
1967-10-01 Accident · Jacksonville,Fla, 93 Damage: Minor NTSB · 1 0041
Reported aircraft: Douglas DC-8 — a different aircraft that carried the N8613 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: S,AFTER BEING ALERTED BY CREW. SEAT BELT SIGN ON.
1965-11-05 Incident · Jamaica New York, 32 Damage: None NTSB · 4 0032
Reported aircraft: Douglas DC-8 — a different aircraft that carried the N8613 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: D RIGHT MAIN WHEELS TO LOCK.RIGHT MAIN TIRES BLEW.

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.