Glider

N4085

1968 Flug & Fahrzeugwerke Ffa Hbv-Diamant 16.5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
041
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Palatine, IL
Registration record

N4085 on the FAA register

Type
1968 Flug & Fahrzeugwerke Ffa Hbv-Diamant 16.5
Serial
041
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Palatine, IL
Certificate issued
2007-08-31
Airworthiness date
1980-04-03
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A4CD60
Mode S (octal)
51146540
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).
  • 2007-08-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N4085 to the current registrant.
  • 1980-04-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
  • 1952-12-04
    N4085 previously assigned to a Mooney M-18LA (s/n 122); cancelled.
  • 1937-12-15
    N4085 previously assigned to a American Airplane & Engine PILGRIM FC-2 (s/n 56); cancelled.
Overview

About N4085

N4085 is a 1968 Flug & Fahrzeugwerke Ffa Hbv-Diamant 16.5, serial number 041. It is registered to an individual in Palatine, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 31, 2007 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated April 3, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4085.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4085.

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.