Single-engine piston

N50511

2003 Homebuilt A-20 Vista-Varlet

Not current (FAA status 7) No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
SA-20V-0036
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax SEE BOMBADIER
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Danville, CA
Registration record

N50511 on the FAA register

Type
2003 Homebuilt A-20 Vista-Varlet
Serial
SA-20V-0036
Engines
Rotax SEE BOMBADIER
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Danville, CA
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
2003-03-19
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A64F18
Mode S (octal)
51447430
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Spectrum Aircraft Corp A-20 VISTA-VARLET
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2003-03-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2000-05-05
    N50511 previously assigned to a Cessna 150J (s/n 15069357); cancelled.
Overview

About N50511

N50511 is a 2003 Homebuilt A-20 Vista-Varlet, serial number SA-20V-0036. It is registered to an individual in Danville, California.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax SEE BOMBADIER engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 19, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N50511. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-03-31 Accident · Logan, UT Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN85LA105
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N50511 registration before this airframe.
1971-05-24 Accident · Logan,Ut, 44 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2176
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N50511 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CFT FLIPPED OVER ON BACK.

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.