Single-engine piston

N26EA

2005 Homebuilt Murphy Elite

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
716E
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Riverside, CA
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Registration record

N26EA on the FAA register

Type
2005 Homebuilt Murphy Elite
Serial
716E
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Riverside, CA
Certificate issued
2005-01-28
Airworthiness date
2005-04-06
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A27D09
Mode S (octal)
50476411
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Murphy Aircraft Mfg Ltd MURPHY ELITE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-04-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2005-01-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N26EA to the current registrant.
  • 2001-12-03
    N26EA previously assigned to a Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III (s/n 2175); cancelled.
Overview

About N26EA

N26EA is a 2005 Homebuilt Murphy Elite, serial number 716E. It is registered to an individual in Riverside, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 28, 2005 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 6, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N26EA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-02-03 Accident · Miami, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA98LA070
Reported aircraft: Bell 206B — a different aircraft that carried the N26EA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of flight controls (cyclic) while attempting a takeoff to a hover, which led to an on-ground loss of control (dynamic rollover).

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.