Single-engine piston

N985MS

1987 Homebuilt RV 4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1987
Serial
1787
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Warrenton, VA
Registration record

N985MS on the FAA register

Type
1987 Homebuilt RV 4
Serial
1787
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Warrenton, VA
Certificate issued
2002-07-24
Airworthiness date
1989-02-24
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ADBEDB
Mode S (octal)
53337333
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-07-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N985MS.
  • 1989-02-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1987
    Manufactured (1987).
Overview

About N985MS

N985MS is a 1987 Homebuilt RV 4, serial number 1787. It is registered to an individual in Warrenton, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 24, 2002 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated February 24, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N985MS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N985MS.

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.