Single-engine piston

N916BN

1998 Homebuilt RV-6

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1998
Serial
21085
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Care Leasing LLC (LLC)
Based
Lamar, CO
Registration record

N916BN on the FAA register

Type
1998 Homebuilt RV-6
Serial
21085
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Air Care Leasing LLC
Lamar, CO
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1998-05-31
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ACAD1B
Mode S (octal)
53126433
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2016-07-04
    Accident at St. Maries, ID; damage: substantial.
  • 1998-05-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N916BN

N916BN is a 1998 Homebuilt RV-6, serial number 21085. The FAA register lists Air Care Leasing LLC as the registrant in Lamar, Colorado.

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 May 31, 1998.

N916BN has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2016-07-04 Accident · St. Maries, ID Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR16LA135
Reported aircraft: BERT N Norris RV-6
Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted from the pilot s failure to apply carburetor heat.

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.