Single-engine piston

N10516

1981 Homebuilt Habercraft

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1981
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Minneapolis, MN
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Registration record

N10516 on the FAA register

Type
1981 Homebuilt Habercraft
Serial
1
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Minneapolis, MN
Certificate issued
1997-03-28
Airworthiness date
1982-05-28
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A019E1
Mode S (octal)
50014741
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-09-27
    Accident at Pelican Rapids, MN; damage: substantial.
  • 1997-03-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N10516 to the current registrant.
  • 1982-05-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
  • 1933-06-17
    N10516 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Primary Glider (s/n 1); cancelled.
Overview

About N10516

N10516 is a 1981 Homebuilt Habercraft, serial number 1. It is registered to an individual in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 28, 1997 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 28, 1982.

N10516 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-09-27 Accident · Pelican Rapids, MN Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB (Ongoing) · CEN26LA327
Reported aircraft: Haberman Habercraft
Preliminary report: On September 27, 2026, about 1720 central daylight time, a Haberman Habercraft airplane, N10516, was substantially damaged during an accident near Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. The pilot sustained a minor injury. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that before the flight the 12-gallon fuselage fuel tank contained about 8.5 gallons of fuel and that the cork-and-wire fuel indicator gauge installed in the fuel tank cap was about 5.5 inches above an empty indication. The pilot noted that the airplane’s Continental C85 engine consumed 4.5 to 5 gallons per hour at a cruise power setting. The pilot reported that at 1602…
NTSB report ↗
1967-03-18 Accident · Beltsville,Md, 20 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0883
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft T-34A — a different aircraft that carried the N10516 registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.