Single-engine piston

N5078K

1958 Homebuilt Baby Ace

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1958
Serial
HB-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
San Leandro, CA
Registration record

N5078K on the FAA register

Type
1958 Homebuilt Baby Ace
Serial
HB-1
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
San Leandro, CA
Certificate issued
1977-06-15
Airworthiness date
1977-04-14
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6576B
Mode S (octal)
51453553
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1977-06-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N5078K.
  • 1977-04-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1958
    Manufactured (1958).
Overview

About N5078K

N5078K is a 1958 Homebuilt Baby Ace, serial number HB-1. It is registered to an individual in San Leandro, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 15, 1977 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 14, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5078K.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5078K.

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.