Weight-shift trike

N50489

Homebuilt Airborne Edge X

Registered No accidents on file

Built

—

Serial

582-570

Class

Weight-shift trike

Engines

Rotax 582SER

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Individual · sign in to see

Based

Delta Junction, AK

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Registration record

N50489 on the FAA register

Type

Homebuilt Airborne Edge X

Serial

582-570

Engines

Rotax 582SER

Registered owner

Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in

Delta Junction, AK

Certificate issued

2023-06-21

Airworthiness date

2007-05-14

Registration expires

2030-06-30

Airworthiness class

Experimental · light-sport

Mode S (hex)

A64C5E

Mode S (octal)

51446136

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2030-06-30
Registration expires (renewal due).
2023-06-21
Certificate of registration issued as N50489 to the current registrant.
2007-05-14
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
1982-03-03
N50489 previously assigned to a Cessna 150J (s/n 15069341); cancelled.

Overview

About N50489

N50489 is a Homebuilt Airborne Edge X, serial number 582-570. It is registered to an individual in Delta Junction, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 21, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a weight-shift trike, one Rotax 582SER engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated May 14, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N50489. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-08-31 Accident · Calexico,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2713

Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N50489 registration before this airframe.

Probable cause: FUEL. NO THROTTLE MALFUNCTION FOUND.

1969-06-16 Accident · Oxnard,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1825

Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N50489 registration before this airframe.

Probable cause: OT CHOCKED BRAKES NOT SET,STRUCK N3965T AND N3322F

1969-02-07 Accident · Oxnard,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0419

Reported aircraft: Cessna 150J — a different aircraft that carried the N50489 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.