Single-engine piston

N5045X

1987 Homebuilt Sportsman 2+2

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1987
Serial
42
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Wasilla, AK
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Registration record

N5045X on the FAA register

Type
1987 Homebuilt Sportsman 2+2
Serial
42
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wasilla, AK
Certificate issued
2012-10-23
Airworthiness date
1988-04-01
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A64BE9
Mode S (octal)
51445751
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-03-27
    Accident at Wasilla, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 2012-10-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N5045X.
  • 1988-04-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1987
    Manufactured (1987).
Overview

About N5045X

N5045X is a 1987 Homebuilt Sportsman 2+2, serial number 42. It is registered to an individual in Wasilla, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 23, 2012 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 1, 1988.

N5045X has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2020-03-27 Accident · Wasilla, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC20CA039
Reported aircraft: Wag-Aero Sportsman 2+2
Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff from an icy ski strip in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in the left wing impacting a tree.
1996-08-03 Accident · Wasilla, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC96LA113
Reported aircraft: Sportsman 2+2 — a different aircraft that carried the N5045X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's low altitude skidding maneuver.
1977-09-17 Accident · Touchet,Wa, 47 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3108
Reported aircraft: Aero Comdr S2R — a different aircraft that carried the N5045X registration before this airframe.

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.