Single-engine piston

N99TL

1998 Homebuilt RV-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
1721
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sturgis, MI
Registration record

N99TL on the FAA register

Type
1998 Homebuilt RV-4
Serial
1721
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sturgis, MI
Certificate issued
2023-02-01
Airworthiness date
1998-12-02
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ADD1FE
Mode S (octal)
53350776
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N99TL to the current registrant.
  • 1998-12-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1998-04-20
    N99TL previously assigned to a Homebuilt Kitfox IV (s/n 1437); cancelled.
Overview

About N99TL

N99TL is a 1998 Homebuilt RV-4, serial number 1721. It is registered to an individual in Sturgis, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 1, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 2, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N99TL. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-03-03 Accident · Cottonwood, AZ Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX98LA102
Reported aircraft: Lawrence Kitfox — a different aircraft that carried the N99TL registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and attain the proper airspeed for takeoff. A factor in the accident was his lack of recent experience in the make and model of airplane.

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.