Single-engine piston

N1870B

2015 Homebuilt Sonex

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
0040
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Aerovee 2.1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Grand Forks, ND
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Registration record

N1870B on the FAA register

Type
2015 Homebuilt Sonex
Serial
0040
Engines
Aerovee 2.1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Grand Forks, ND
Certificate issued
2023-09-03
Airworthiness date
2015-07-18
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A15D07
Mode S (octal)
50256407
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N1870B to the current registrant.
  • 2015-07-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1974-05-02
    N1870B previously assigned to a Luscombe 8F (s/n 6297); cancelled.
Overview

About N1870B

N1870B is a 2015 Homebuilt Sonex, serial number 0040. It is registered to an individual in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 3, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Aerovee 2.1 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 18, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1870B. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-12-23 Accident · Walla Walla,Wash, 47 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4416
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8F — a different aircraft that carried the N1870B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IN SOFT GND.
1970-03-09 Accident · Umapine,Oreg, 37 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1148
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8F — a different aircraft that carried the N1870B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LANDED ON PRIVATE SOD FLD,USED EXCESSIVE BRAKES.

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.