Single-engine piston

N21RB

Homebuilt Osprey 1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1000001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Roanoke, VA
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Registration record

N21RB on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Osprey 1
Serial
1000001
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Roanoke, VA
Certificate issued
1986-03-17
Airworthiness date
1986-12-04
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A1B8A2
Mode S (octal)
50334242
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1986-12-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1986-03-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N21RB to the current registrant.
Overview

About N21RB

N21RB is a Homebuilt Osprey 1, serial number 1000001. It is registered to an individual in Roanoke, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 17, 1986 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 4, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N21RB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-05-01 Accident · California City, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX83FA208
Reported aircraft: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus II — a different aircraft that carried the N21RB registration before this airframe.

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.