Single-engine piston

N273Y

1985 Homebuilt Replica Howard DGA-6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
JRY-02
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Planelease LLC (LLC)
Based
Mason City, IA
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Registration record

N273Y on the FAA register

Type
1985 Homebuilt Replica Howard DGA-6
Serial
JRY-02
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Planelease LLC
Mason City, IA
Certificate issued
2021-09-21
Airworthiness date
2003-08-25
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A2B3C7
Mode S (octal)
50531707
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-09-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N273Y to the current registrant.
  • 2003-08-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1985
    Manufactured (1985).
  • 1978-01-24
    N273Y previously assigned to a Homebuilt Howard DGA-6 (s/n 02); cancelled.
Overview

About N273Y

N273Y is a 1985 Homebuilt Replica Howard DGA-6, serial number JRY-02. The FAA register lists Planelease LLC as the registrant in Mason City, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 21, 2021 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 25, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N273Y. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-10-25 Accident · Tonopah,Nv, 28 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3668
Reported aircraft: Howard DGA-6 — a different aircraft that carried the N273Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AGL.WIND ESTIMATED AS 20 TO 30 KNOT LEFT CROSS.

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.