Aircraft Description
N21RV is a 1988 Nicholson Knox W RV-4, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Haworth Matthew T in Visalia, CA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 4, 1988. The registration certificate was issued on September 30, 2005. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2028. Powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engine producing 180 horsepower, N21RV is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A1B8B4 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N21RV was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 36.8459, -121.2914 on May 7, 2026. The FAA registry record for N21RV was last updated on June 10, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
The Van's RV-4 is a high-performance homebuilt aircraft that revolutionized the kit plane industry by bringing fighter-like handling characteristics to civilian aviation. First flown in August 1979, it is a low-wing, single-engine monoplane that seats two in tandem configuration. Powered by a 180-horsepower Lycoming O-360 engine with a gross weight of 1,500 pounds, the RV-4 established Van's Aircraft as the dominant force in experimental aviation with over 1,446 examples completed worldwide by 2022. AviatorDB tracks 2 Nicholson Knox W aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is RV4.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N21RV. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC