Single-engine piston

N228KN

Homebuilt Z142

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
0228
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Avia M337AK
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Red Star Aero Services LLC (LLC)
Based
Mobile, AL
Registration record

N228KN on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Z142
Serial
0228
Engines
Avia M337AK
Registered owner
Red Star Aero Services LLC
Mobile, AL
Certificate issued
2020-12-10
Airworthiness date
2017-07-19
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A1FFA7
Mode S (octal)
50377647
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-12-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N228KN.
  • 2017-07-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
Overview

About N228KN

N228KN is a Homebuilt Z142, serial number 0228. The FAA register lists Red Star Aero Services LLC as the registrant in Mobile, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 10, 2020 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Avia M337AK engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated July 19, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N228KN.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N228KN.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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