N77BP — 1995 Hinton Paul M RV-4

Aircraft record

Serial number

3281

Manufacturer

Hinton Paul M

Model

RV-4

Year

1995

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Lycoming 0-320 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N77BP →

Accident & incident history

1. ERA16FA074Dec 18, 2015Greenville, FLFatal · 2 fatal

   The pilot's decision to initiate the flight into known adverse weather conditions, in an airplane that was not approved for instrument flight, which resulted in an encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and his subsequent spatial disorientation and loss of airplane control.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1995 Hinton Paul M RV-4).

1. Apr 18, 2018deregistered — Swiggart James H

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N77BP was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1995 Hinton Paul M RV-4 above.

• until Feb 13, 1990Cessna U206G (s/n U20603951)

Frequently asked

Has N77BP been in an accident?

Yes. N77BP appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2015.

What kind of aircraft is N77BP?

N77BP is a 1995 Hinton Paul M RV-4 (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 3281.

Has N77BP been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N77BP (ERA16FA074) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.