Single-engine piston

N2440S

1998 Homebuilt Searey

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1998
Serial
1MK162
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Windermere, FL
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Registration record

N2440S on the FAA register

Type
1998 Homebuilt Searey
Serial
1MK162
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Windermere, FL
Certificate issued
2025-02-11
Airworthiness date
1998-04-01
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A24144
Mode S (octal)
50440504
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N2440S.
  • 2023-05-31
    Accident at Sherrills Ford, NC; damage: substantial.
  • 1998-04-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N2440S

N2440S is a 1998 Homebuilt Searey, serial number 1MK162. It is registered to an individual in Windermere, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 11, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 1, 1998.

N2440S has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-05-31 Accident · Sherrills Ford, NC Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA23LA262
Reported aircraft: Burton Searey
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to configure the amphibious airplane s landing gear before conducting a forced landing to a lake after a loss of engine power. Also causal was the occluded gascolator and the pilot s lack of knowledge about the airplane s fuel system, which resulted in his failure to locate and identify the condition of the gascolator following a previous loss of engine power event.
1976-12-14 Accident · Marietta,Ga., 10 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4112
Reported aircraft: Cessna 210L — a different aircraft that carried the N2440S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LINDER 12 DAYS PRIOR.

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.