Single-engine piston

N255Y

1972 Homebuilt Brown Racer (REP)B-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
T-2
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Fairchild 6-440 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Dolk City, FL
Registration record

N255Y on the FAA register

Type
1972 Homebuilt Brown Racer (REP)B-2
Serial
T-2
Engines
Fairchild 6-440 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Dolk City, FL
Certificate issued
2008-10-29
Airworthiness date
1980-03-21
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A26C37
Mode S (octal)
50466067
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-10-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N255Y to the current registrant.
  • 1980-03-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1972-05-25
    N255Y previously assigned to a Homebuilt SMITH DSA-1 (s/n JPY-1); cancelled.
  • 1939-09-03
    N255Y previously assigned to a Lawrence W Brown B-2 (s/n 4); cancelled.
Overview

About N255Y

N255Y is a 1972 Homebuilt Brown Racer (REP)B-2, serial number T-2. It is registered to an individual in Dolk City, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 29, 2008 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Fairchild 6-440 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 21, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N255Y. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-07-21 Accident · San Carlos, CA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · LAX91LA322
Reported aircraft: Experimental Brown 2 — a different aircraft that carried the N255Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO AROUND.

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.