# N747AW: 2024 Richard Washburn RV-10

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Richard Washburn RV-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/richard-washburn-rv-10) (registry code 056412U, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Lycoming YIO-540 SERIE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-540-serie) (registry code 41779)
- Serial number: 41925
- Year built: 2024
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-10
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 2024
- Certificate issued: September 26, 2023
- Expires: September 30, 2030
- Mode S code: AA0CA0
- Registered owner: [Washburn Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WASHBURN%20RICHARD)
- Location: [Ridgefield, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Ridgefield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.8033° N, 122.7017° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98642, 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=747AW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N747AW

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 (Richard Washburn RV-10)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lycoming YIO-540 SERIE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N747AW.

## NTSB investigations on N747AW not matched to an aircraft (2)

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 CEN11WA691](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11WA691), Mar 8, 2011: Piper PA46-500TP (N747AW), Lausanne, Switzerland, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD05LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA138), Sep 12, 2005: Piper PA-46-500TP (N747AW), Rangeley, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: A malfunction of the yaw damper system due to fluid contamination. Factors in the accident were the air condition exhaust vent design and the design stress limits of the airplane were exceeded.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N747AW.

## Reports on N747AW not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N747AW, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 20050912021019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050912021019A), Sep 12, 2005: Piper PA46500TP (N747AW), Rangeley, ME, Substantial damage. (-23) On 09/12/2005 at approximately 0930, N747AW, a Piper model PA46-500TP, departed Rangeley, Maine (8B0) to allentown, pa (abe). Approximately 10-15 miles…

## 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 N747AW

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N747AW before.

- [Cancelled 1981-10-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747AW-1981-10-14): Piper PA-31-350, S/N 31-7552107. Owner: [Browne R W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWNE%20R%20W), [Midland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Midland)

## Related

- Other Richard Washburn RV-10 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/richard-washburn-rv-10/aircraft.md
- The Lycoming YIO-540 SERIE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-540-serie.md

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