Single-engine piston

N161RB

1961 Homebuilt Special Model A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1961
Serial
RB2
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Oak Point, TX
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Registration record

N161RB on the FAA register

Type
1961 Homebuilt Special Model A
Serial
RB2
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Oak Point, TX
Certificate issued
2022-12-28
Airworthiness date
2018-03-28
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0F6DE
Mode S (octal)
50173336
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).
  • 2022-12-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N161RB to the current registrant.
  • 2018-03-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2002-12-30
    N161RB previously assigned to a Piper Navajo Chieftain / PA-31 350 Chieftain (s/n 31-7952097); cancelled.
  • 1961
    Manufactured (1961).
Overview

About N161RB

N161RB is a 1961 Homebuilt Special Model A, serial number RB2. It is registered to an individual in Oak Point, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 28, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 28, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N161RB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-09-24 Accident · Pagosa Springs, CO Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DEN01FA161
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 — a different aircraft that carried the N161RB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the flight crews' intentional low altitude flight, and failure to maintain obstacle clearance.

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.