Single-engine piston

N44ES

Homebuilt SMITH Miniplane

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
ES-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Airpower Museum Inc (Corporation)
Based
Ottumwa, IA
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Registration record

N44ES on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt SMITH Miniplane
Serial
ES-1
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Airpower Museum Inc
Ottumwa, IA
Certificate issued
2014-03-11
Airworthiness date
1975-08-27
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A548B9
Mode S (octal)
51244271
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-03-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N44ES.
  • 1975-08-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N44ES

N44ES is a Homebuilt SMITH Miniplane, serial number ES-1. The FAA register lists Airpower Museum Inc as the registrant in Ottumwa, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 11, 2014 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 27, 1975.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N44ES.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N44ES.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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