Piston helicopter

N47AR

2021 Homebuilt AR-1

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2021
Serial
0053
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Rotax 914UL
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Gainesville, GA
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Registration record

N47AR on the FAA register

Type
2021 Homebuilt AR-1
Serial
0053
Engines
Rotax 914UL
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gainesville, GA
Certificate issued
2021-10-26
Airworthiness date
2021-12-23
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A5BED1
Mode S (octal)
51337321
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Silverlight Aviation Llc AR-1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-25
    Accident at Gainesville, GA; damage: substantial.
  • 2021-12-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2021-10-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N47AR to the current registrant.
  • 2014-09-23
    N47AR previously assigned to a Homebuilt KR-2 (s/n ALR1); cancelled.
Overview

About N47AR

N47AR is a 2021 Homebuilt AR-1, serial number 0053. It is registered to an individual in Gainesville, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 26, 2021 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Rotax 914UL engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 23, 2021.

N47AR has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-03-25 Accident · Gainesville, GA Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ERA23FA163
Reported aircraft: Larry F Preiss AR-1
Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and his failure to detect water-contaminated fuel that resulted in a loss of engine power and subsequent impact with a wire and terrain during an attempted forced landing.

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.