Weight-shift trike

N4425L

1998 Homebuilt Air Creation TWIN

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1998
Serial
001
Class
Weight-shift trike
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Phoenix, AZ
Registration record

N4425L on the FAA register

Type
1998 Homebuilt Air Creation TWIN
Serial
001
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Phoenix, AZ
Certificate issued
2014-11-26
Airworthiness date
2015-02-19
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A5551D
Mode S (octal)
51252435
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-17
    Accident at Gila Bend, AZ; damage: substantial.
  • 2015-02-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2014-11-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N4425L to the current registrant.
  • 2002-08-13
    N4425L previously assigned to a Cessna 172G Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk (s/n 17254514); cancelled.
  • 1998
    Manufactured (1998).
Overview

About N4425L

N4425L is a 1998 Homebuilt Air Creation TWIN, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Phoenix, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 26, 2014 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a weight-shift trike, one Rotax 582SER engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated February 19, 2015.

N4425L has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-03-17 Accident · Gila Bend, AZ Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · WPR24FA112
Reported aircraft: Holmes William B Air Creation TWIN
Probable cause: The pilot s loss of control and subsequent collision with a mesquite tree on approach to land.
NTSB report ↗
1999-08-13 Accident · Glenarm, IL Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI99LA288
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172G — a different aircraft that carried the N4425L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's selection of the wrong runway for the prevailing winds. Factors were the pilot's misunderstanding of the wind information and the tailwind.

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.