Single-engine piston

N501JA

1990 Homebuilt Glasair RG

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1990
Serial
501-R
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Downers Grove, IL
Registration record

N501JA on the FAA register

Type
1990 Homebuilt Glasair RG
Serial
501-R
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Downers Grove, IL
Certificate issued
1989-04-20
Airworthiness date
1990-10-30
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A63E70
Mode S (octal)
51437160
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1990-10-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1989-04-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N501JA.
Overview

About N501JA

N501JA is a 1990 Homebuilt Glasair RG, serial number 501-R. It is registered to an individual in Downers Grove, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 20, 1989 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 October 30, 1990.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N501JA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N501JA.

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.