Glider

N5050K

1961 Homebuilt K-16

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1961
Serial
16
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Chewelah, WA
Registration record

N5050K on the FAA register

Type
1961 Homebuilt K-16
Serial
16
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Chewelah, WA
Certificate issued
2018-07-31
Airworthiness date
1971-08-24
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A64EE5
Mode S (octal)
51447345
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-07-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N5050K.
  • 1971-08-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1961
    Manufactured (1961).
Overview

About N5050K

N5050K is a 1961 Homebuilt K-16, serial number 16. It is registered to an individual in Chewelah, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 31, 2018 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated August 24, 1971.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5050K.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5050K.

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.