Hybrid-lift aircraft

N1856A

Homebuilt Penguin-B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
PNB1031
Class
Hybrid-lift aircraft
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
University of Maryland Uas Research + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
California, MD
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Registration record

N1856A on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Penguin-B
Serial
PNB1031
Engines
1
Registered owner
University of Maryland Uas Research + 1 co-owner
California, MD
Certificate issued
2025-07-31
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A1566A
Mode S (octal)
50253152
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N1856A to the current registrant.
  • 2017-10-28
    N1856A previously assigned to a Piper PA-18A (s/n 18-1683); cancelled.
Overview

About N1856A

N1856A is a Homebuilt Penguin-B, serial number PNB1031. The FAA register lists University of Maryland Uas Research + 1 co-owner as the registrant in California, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 31, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a hybrid-lift aircraft.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1856A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1976-05-22 Accident · Healy,Ak, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1113
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18 — a different aircraft that carried the N1856A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: RN.

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.