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N4594B

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc CAVALON

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesTexas

N4594B is a Bell Helicopter Textron Inc CAVALON, a rotorcraft with a four-stroke engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 2018. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, a government body in Bryan, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 1, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated July 10, 2018.

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Aircraft

Maker
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc
Model
CAVALON
Serial number
V00327
Type
RotorcraftFAA type of aircraft code 6 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
Four-cycle pistonFAA type of engine code 8 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Rotax 914UL · 115 hp
Fuel
100LL avgas; the engine's maker also approves mogas, UL91, UL94
Seats
2
Year built
2018
Kit
AUTOGYRO GMBH CAVALON
Transponder code
A59671 (octal 51313161)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
May 1, 2024
Expires
May 31, 2031
Last FAA action
May 1, 2024
Airworthiness
ExperimentalFAA airworthiness class code 4 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Amateur builtFAA certificate purpose code 2 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · July 10, 2018
FAA region
SouthwesternFAA region code 2 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
01278185

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
Type
GovernmentFAA type of owner code 5 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
1111 Rellis Pkwy
Ms 3124 Tees Fiscal Property Mgmt
Bryan, TX 77807

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

2012-09-18Cessna 152 · Sale reported, canceled

Connections how N4594B links to the rest of the register

Design
Engine
  • Rotax 914UL 305 aircraft with this engine series · 115 hp
Owner
Place
  • Bryan, TX 86 aircraft registered in this town
  • Coulter Field · CFD
  • Texas 29,966 aircraft registered

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Records check free · 2 to understand · 3 clear

The public federal record on N4594B, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, a government body, certificate issued May 1, 2024, expires May 31, 2031. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Experimental certificate for amateur built, dated July 10, 2018, consistent with the 2018 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial V00327 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N4594B was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Cessna 152 (serial 15283547, cancelled September 18, 2012). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

3 NTSB records under N4594B: Accident on July 12, 1997 at Gila Bend, AZ: minor injuries, substantial damage. Accident on May 8, 1994 at Chandler, AZ: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on October 4, 1990 at Kearny, AZ: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

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PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

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NTSB records 3

LAX97LA240Accident on July 12, 1997 at Gila Bend, AZ: minor injuries, substantial damage.serial on NTSB record: 15283547

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · operated under 091

the pilot's failure to verify the fuel quantity prior to departure, and his failure to perform sufficient en route fuel consumption calculations during the cross-country flight.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

LAX94LA216Accident on May 8, 1994 at Chandler, AZ: no injuries, substantial damage.serial on NTSB record: 15283547

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · operated under 091

the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

LAX91LA002Accident on October 4, 1990 at Kearny, AZ: no injuries, substantial damage.serial on NTSB record: 15283547

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · operated under 091

THE PILOT EXECUTING A LEFT TURN AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO CLEAR A CORN FIELD LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 6, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data