Single-engine piston

N41455

Homebuilt 131

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
78
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Hirth HM 504
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Polk City, FL
Registration record

N41455 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt 131
Serial
78
Engines
Hirth HM 504
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Polk City, FL
Certificate issued
1997-06-18
Airworthiness date
1997-12-22
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A4E621
Mode S (octal)
51163041
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1997-12-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1997-06-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N41455 to the current registrant.
  • 1991-05-23
    N41455 previously assigned to a Piper Warrior (s/n 287415219); cancelled.
  • 1955-12-19
    N41455 previously assigned to a Douglas DC-3/C-47 (s/n 11876); cancelled.
Overview

About N41455

N41455 is a Homebuilt 131, serial number 78. It is registered to an individual in Polk City, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 18, 1997 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Hirth HM 504 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated December 22, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N41455. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-07-24 Accident · Apple Valley, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX90FA265
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-151 — a different aircraft that carried the N41455 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FAILUE OF THE PILOT TO CONFIGURE THE AIRCRAFT'S FLAPS FOR A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF, HIS IMPROPER USE OF STABILATOR TRIM, HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, SOFT RUNWAY, AND TREES NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

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.