N430BZ - 1997 Clare James S RV-4 Aircraft Registration

N430BZ is a 1997 Clare James S RV-4, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Hirschman David M in Ijamsville, MD. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 7, 1997. The registration certificate was issued on November 12, 2019. The registration is set to expire on November 30, 2029. Powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engine producing 180 horsepower, N430BZ is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A5234F (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N430BZ was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 39.4340, -77.3537 on June 22, 2026. The FAA registry record for N430BZ was last updated on September 15, 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 1 Clare James S aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is RV4.

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