Single-engine piston

N159BT

2014 Homebuilt Sonex

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2014
Serial
1185
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Jabiru 3300
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Lompoc, CA
Registration record

N159BT on the FAA register

Type
2014 Homebuilt Sonex
Serial
1185
Engines
Jabiru 3300
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lompoc, CA
Certificate issued
2023-04-26
Airworthiness date
2014-04-22
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0EBC9
Mode S (octal)
50165711
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Sonex Aircraft Llc SONEX
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N159BT.
  • 2014-04-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N159BT

N159BT is a 2014 Homebuilt Sonex, serial number 1185. It is registered to co-owners in Lompoc, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 26, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Jabiru 3300 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 22, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N159BT.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N159BT.

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.