Single-engine piston

N505C

1950 Cessna L-19

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1950
Serial
1429
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sparrowhawk Aviation (Corporation)
Based
Manvel, TX
Registration record

N505C on the FAA register

Type
1950 Cessna L-19
Serial
1429
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Sparrowhawk Aviation
Manvel, TX
Certificate issued
2022-07-07
Airworthiness date
2017-07-13
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A64CB5
Mode S (octal)
51446265
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-07-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N505C to the current registrant.
  • 2017-07-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2009-02-02
    N505C previously assigned to a Douglas DC-3S (s/n 43335); cancelled.
  • 1955-10-04
    N505C previously assigned to a Stinson 108-3 (s/n 108-3505); cancelled.
  • 1950
    Manufactured (1950).
Overview

About N505C

N505C is a 1950 Cessna L-19, serial number 1429. The FAA register lists Sparrowhawk Aviation as the registrant in Manvel, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 7, 2022 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-470 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 13, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N505C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-06-16 Accident · Charlotte Nc, 33 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0475
Reported aircraft: Lockheed-Ga 1329 — a different aircraft that carried the N505C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: RG.GEAR SYSTM FOULED AIR BOTTLE DISCHARGE VALVE.

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.