Single-engine piston

N500F

1960 Homebuilt Fly-Baby 1A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1960
Serial
1-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Museum of Flight Foundation (Corporation)
Based
Seattle, WA
Registration record

N500F on the FAA register

Type
1960 Homebuilt Fly-Baby 1A
Serial
1-1
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Museum of Flight Foundation
Seattle, WA
Certificate issued
2006-09-18
Airworthiness date
1982-08-20
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A63A6D
Mode S (octal)
51435155
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-09-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N500F.
  • 1982-08-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1960
    Manufactured (1960).
Overview

About N500F

N500F is a 1960 Homebuilt Fly-Baby 1A, serial number 1-1. The FAA register lists Museum of Flight Foundation as the registrant in Seattle, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 18, 2006 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 20, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N500F.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N500F.

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

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