Single-engine piston

N271

1917 Homebuilt Polson Special

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1917
Serial
102
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Curtiss OX-5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Wayne, PA
Registration record

N271 on the FAA register

Type
1917 Homebuilt Polson Special
Serial
102
Engines
Curtiss OX-5
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wayne, PA
Certificate issued
2009-01-07
Airworthiness date
2007-11-13
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A2AA32
Mode S (octal)
50525062
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-01-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N271 to the current registrant.
  • 2007-11-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1978-01-09
    N271 previously assigned to a Beechcraft 65-B80 (s/n LD-288); cancelled.
  • 1947-06-30
    N271 previously assigned to a North American SNJ-4 (s/n 1135); cancelled.
  • 1917
    Manufactured (1917).
Overview

About N271

N271 is a 1917 Homebuilt Polson Special, serial number 102. It is registered to an individual in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 7, 2009 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Curtiss OX-5 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated November 13, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N271.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N271.

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.