Single-engine piston

N4054J

1996 Homebuilt FH-82

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
802
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Marion, TX
Registration record

N4054J on the FAA register

Type
1996 Homebuilt FH-82
Serial
802
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Marion, TX
Certificate issued
1994-08-01
Airworthiness date
1996-01-24
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A4C221
Mode S (octal)
51141041
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1996-01-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1994-08-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N4054J to the current registrant.
  • 1992-01-30
    N4054J previously assigned to a Cessna 150G (s/n 15065354); cancelled.
Overview

About N4054J

N4054J is a 1996 Homebuilt FH-82, serial number 802. It is registered to an individual in Marion, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 1, 1994 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Volkswagen CONVERSION engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated January 24, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4054J. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-07-12 Accident · Iola, WI Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CHI89LA133
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N4054J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE FUEL QUANTITY BEING NEAR THE UNUSABLE QUANTITY WHICH RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION WHILE MANEUVERING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOTS MISJUDGED APPROACH DURING A FORCED LANDING RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH TREES.

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.