Twin piston

N143PS

1986 Homebuilt Defiant

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1986
Serial
045
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Pensacola, FL
Registration record

N143PS on the FAA register

Type
1986 Homebuilt Defiant
Serial
045
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pensacola, FL
Certificate issued
2015-04-14
Airworthiness date
1986-08-22
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0AF2B
Mode S (octal)
50127453
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-04-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N143PS.
  • 1986-08-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N143PS

N143PS is a 1986 Homebuilt Defiant, serial number 045. It is registered to an individual in Pensacola, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 14, 2015 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming O-320 series engines and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 22, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N143PS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N143PS.

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.