# N15VP: Pitts Vernon D RV-4

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pitts Vernon D RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-vernon-d-rv-4) (registry code 05606SD, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 1793
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: June 27, 2025
- Expires: June 30, 2032
- Mode S code: A0C9BF
- Registered owner: [Hardwick Alan R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARDWICK%20ALAN%20R)
- Location: [Clayton, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Clayton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.6538° N, 78.3850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27527, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15VP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15VP

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Pitts Vernon D RV-4)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA02LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA033), Nov 26, 2001: Vernon D. Pitts RV-4 (N15VP), Burgaw, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20011126032969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011126032969A), Nov 26, 2001: Amtr RV4 (N15VP), Burgaw, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft was returning to Stag airpark airport, after a short pleasure flight in the local area of Burgaw, NC. Upon entering the pattern, the engine…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N15VP

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N15VP before.

- [Cancelled 1992-04-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15VP-1992-04-20): Beech 35-C33, S/N CD1024. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Vanderploeg Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANDERPLOEG%20RICHARD), [Toms River, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Toms%20River)

## Related

- Other Pitts Vernon D RV-4 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-vernon-d-rv-4/aircraft.md

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