Single-engine piston

N2796U

Homebuilt GT 500

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
246
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
North Port, FL
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Registration record

N2796U on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt GT 500
Serial
246
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
North Port, FL
Certificate issued
2022-03-03
Airworthiness date
2010-01-12
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A2CB28
Mode S (octal)
50545450
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-03-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N2796U to the current registrant.
  • 2010-01-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 1991-02-25
    N2796U previously assigned to a Cessna 172 Skyhawk / 172D Skyhawk (s/n 17250396); cancelled.
Overview

About N2796U

N2796U is a Homebuilt GT 500, serial number 246. It is registered to an individual in North Port, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 3, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 582SER engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated January 12, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2796U. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-11-15 Accident · Mt Morris, IL Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI90FA026
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172D — a different aircraft that carried the N2796U registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC AND SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND THE OVERCONFIDENCE AND LACK OF EXPERIENCE OF THE PILOT.
1966-02-12 Accident · Twin Falls Id, 12 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0284
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172D — a different aircraft that carried the N2796U registration before this airframe.

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.