Single-engine piston

N116E

1961 Homebuilt Special

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1961
Serial
2
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Towanda, KS
Registration record

N116E on the FAA register

Type
1961 Homebuilt Special
Serial
2
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Towanda, KS
Certificate issued
2016-12-12
Airworthiness date
1979-06-25
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A042E1
Mode S (octal)
50041341
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-12-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N116E to the current registrant.
  • 1979-06-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1961
    Manufactured (1961).
  • 1938-01-30
    N116E previously assigned to a Boeing B1E (s/n 1072); cancelled.
Overview

About N116E

N116E is a 1961 Homebuilt Special, serial number 2. It is registered to an individual in Towanda, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 12, 2016 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 25, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N116E.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N116E.

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.