Single-engine piston

N873SP

1991 Homebuilt RV-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1991
Serial
873
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Santa Paula, CA
Registration record

N873SP on the FAA register

Type
1991 Homebuilt RV-4
Serial
873
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Santa Paula, CA
Certificate issued
1991-12-02
Airworthiness date
1992-01-31
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC0319
Mode S (octal)
53001431
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1992-01-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1991-12-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N873SP.
Overview

About N873SP

N873SP is a 1991 Homebuilt RV-4, serial number 873. It is registered to an individual in Santa Paula, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 2, 1991 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated January 31, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N873SP.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N873SP.

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.