Aircraft Description
N47CW is a 1986 Wright Carl RV-4, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Petersen Alfred Charles in Buffalo Grove, IL. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on May 8, 1986. The registration certificate was issued on July 15, 2002. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2027. Powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engine producing 180 horsepower, N47CW is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A5BF08 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N47CW was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 42.1497, -87.9229 on March 21, 2026. The FAA registry record for N47CW was last updated on March 24, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Wright Carl is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 Wright Carl aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the RV-4 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N47CW. 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