Single-engine piston

N280BB

2011 Homebuilt Waiex

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
0015
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Searcy, AR
Registration record

N280BB on the FAA register

Type
2011 Homebuilt Waiex
Serial
0015
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Searcy, AR
Certificate issued
2011-08-29
Airworthiness date
2011-10-12
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A2CE16
Mode S (octal)
50547026
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Sonex Aircraft Llc WAIEX
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-10-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2011-08-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N280BB.
Overview

About N280BB

N280BB is a 2011 Homebuilt Waiex, serial number 0015. It is registered to an individual in Searcy, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 29, 2011 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Volkswagen CONVERSION engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 12, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N280BB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N280BB.

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.