Single-engine piston

N492AC

Homebuilt Sidewinder

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
002
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Carson City, NV
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Registration record

N492AC on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Sidewinder
Serial
002
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Carson City, NV
Certificate issued
2025-05-29
Airworthiness date
2003-09-30
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A61789
Mode S (octal)
51413611
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N492AC.
  • 2003-09-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N492AC

N492AC is a Homebuilt Sidewinder, serial number 002. It is registered to co-owners in Carson City, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 29, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 30, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N492AC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2019-09-14 Accident · Tucumcari, NM Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR19LA273
Reported aircraft: Smyth Sidewinder — a different aircraft that carried the N492AC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The in-flight separation of a section of a propeller blade due to a fatigue crack, which resulted in a 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.