Single-engine piston

N179ES

2006 Homebuilt Edwards Smith-Sonex

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
0179
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Wichita, KS
Registration record

N179ES on the FAA register

Type
2006 Homebuilt Edwards Smith-Sonex
Serial
0179
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wichita, KS
Certificate issued
2024-05-20
Airworthiness date
2007-05-19
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A13B11
Mode S (octal)
50235421
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N179ES.
  • 2007-05-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2006
    Manufactured (2006).
Overview

About N179ES

N179ES is a 2006 Homebuilt Edwards Smith-Sonex, serial number 0179. It is registered to an individual in Wichita, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 20, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 19, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N179ES.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N179ES.

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.