Single-engine piston

N500L

1999 Homebuilt Hatz XB-II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1999
Serial
500
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Pickett, WI
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Registration record

N500L on the FAA register

Type
1999 Homebuilt Hatz XB-II
Serial
500
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pickett, WI
Certificate issued
2007-11-13
Airworthiness date
1999-11-26
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A63AEA
Mode S (octal)
51435352
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-07-01
    Accident at Oshkosh, WI; damage: substantial.
  • 2007-11-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N500L to the current registrant.
  • 1999-11-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1985-09-13
    N500L previously assigned to a Beechcraft D18S (s/n A415); cancelled.
Overview

About N500L

N500L is a 1999 Homebuilt Hatz XB-II, serial number 500. It is registered to an individual in Pickett, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 13, 2007 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 26, 1999.

N500L 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

2012-07-01 Accident · Oshkosh, WI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN12CA409
Reported aircraft: Wilkinson Lorin L Hatz XB-II
Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while landing with a crosswind.
1978-09-26 Accident · San Juan,Pr, 61 Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · 3 2965
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft D18S — a different aircraft that carried the N500L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AREA FREQUENCY.

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.