N221TM - 1997 Davis JR William R RV-4 Aircraft Registration

N221TM is a 1997 Davis Jr William R RV-4, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Taildragons LLC in Albuquerque, NM. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 25, 2021. The registration certificate was issued on September 1, 2015. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2028. Powered by a Lycoming O-360-A1A engine producing 180 horsepower, N221TM is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A1E66D (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N221TM was last tracked by AviatorDB near Madera Municipal Airport (KMAE) on April 28, 2026. The FAA registry record for N221TM 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 Davis Jr William R 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 N221TM. 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.