Aircraft Description
N497BW is a 2014 Dorance Giddings RV-9A, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Swartz Taylor A in Fayetteville, NC. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 23, 2014. The registration certificate was issued on May 11, 2023. The registration is set to expire on May 31, 2030. Powered by a Lycoming O-320-A2B engine producing 150 horsepower, N497BW is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A62A47 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N497BW was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 33.2715, -84.5402 on March 18, 2026. The FAA registry record for N497BW was last updated on May 25, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Dorance Giddings is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 Dorance Giddings aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the RV-9A model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N497BW. 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: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC