Single-engine piston

N29DS

1983 Homebuilt Sonerai 2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1983
Serial
516
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cushing, OK
Registration record

N29DS on the FAA register

Type
1983 Homebuilt Sonerai 2
Serial
516
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cushing, OK
Certificate issued
2024-06-18
Airworthiness date
1985-04-19
Registration expires
2031-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A2F37D
Mode S (octal)
50571575
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N29DS to the current registrant.
  • 1988-04-12
    N29DS previously assigned to a Beechcraft 65-A80 (s/n LD212); cancelled.
  • 1985-04-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1983
    Manufactured (1983).
Overview

About N29DS

N29DS is a 1983 Homebuilt Sonerai 2, serial number 516. It is registered to an individual in Cushing, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 18, 2024 and expires on June 30, 2031.

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 April 19, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N29DS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-03-21 Accident · Cuyama, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX86FVM03
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 65-A80 — a different aircraft that carried the N29DS 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.