Single-engine turboprop

N91685

2002 Vans RV-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
1998
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cary, NC
2002 Vans RV-4
Representative photo of a Vans RV-4. Not a photo of N91685.
Registration record

N91685 on the FAA register

Type
2002 Vans RV-4 (FAA: Vans RV4)
Serial
1998
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cary, NC
Certificate issued
2023-10-08
Airworthiness date
2002-03-08
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ACB083
Mode S (octal)
53130203
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

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-10-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N91685 to the current registrant.
  • 2002-03-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1989-04-21
    N91685 previously assigned to a Piper Saratoga II HP / Saratoga SP (s/n 3213021); cancelled.
  • 1971-10-07
    N91685 previously assigned to a Temco D-16 (s/n TTN-37); cancelled.
Overview

About N91685

N91685 is a 2002 Vans RV-4 (FAA model RV4), serial number 1998. It is registered to an individual in Cary, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 8, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 8, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N91685. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-06-25 Accident · S.Lk Tahoe,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0913
Reported aircraft: Temco D-16 — a different aircraft that carried the N91685 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: RING STEEP TURN TO AVOID RIDGE.DENSITY ALT 7800 FT

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.