N897DS - 1996 Kearsley Michael Edward RV4 Aircraft Registration

N897DS is a 1996 Kearsley Michael Edward RV4, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Holliday Richard A in Fort Worth, TX. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 20, 1996. The registration certificate was issued on February 4, 2024. The registration is set to expire on February 28, 2031. Powered by a Lycoming 0-360-A1D engine producing 180 horsepower, N897DS is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AC5FB1 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N897DS was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 32.7626, -97.6784 on June 5, 2026. The FAA registry record for N897DS was last updated on February 4, 2024. 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 Kearsley Michael Edward 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 N897DS. 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.