N459PW - 2010 Spitaels Walter RV-4 Aircraft Registration

N459PW is a 2010 Spitaels Walter RV-4, a single-engine four-cycle piston aircraft registered to Wintersteller Oliver in Brighton, MI. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on February 24, 2010. The registration certificate was issued on August 22, 2022. The registration is set to expire on August 31, 2029. Powered by a Lycoming O-320-B1A engine producing 160 horsepower, N459PW is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A594E5 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N459PW was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 42.5800, -83.7673 on May 26, 2026. The FAA registry record for N459PW was last updated on August 25, 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 Spitaels Walter 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 N459PW. 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.