Single-engine piston

N149A

1960 Homebuilt FWP 149D

Not current (FAA status N) No accidents on file
Built
1960
Serial
173
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming GO-480 series
Status
Not current (FAA status N)
Registered owner
Bernis Old Airplane Co Inc (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N149A on the FAA register

Type
1960 Homebuilt FWP 149D
Serial
173
Engines
Lycoming GO-480 series
Registered owner
Bernis Old Airplane Co Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2022-12-15
Airworthiness date
2005-07-25
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A0C41F
Mode S (octal)
50142037
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Not current (FAA status N)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-12-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N149A to the current registrant.
  • 2005-07-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1960-05-06
    N149A previously assigned to a Douglas DC-3/C-47 (s/n 12792); cancelled.
Overview

About N149A

N149A is a 1960 Homebuilt FWP 149D, serial number 173. The FAA register lists Bernis Old Airplane Co Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 15, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming GO-480 series engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated July 25, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N149A.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N149A.

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.