Single-engine piston

N5079A

Homebuilt Magnus 20

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
002
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-B1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Malta, ID
Registration record

N5079A on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Magnus 20
Serial
002
Engines
Lycoming O-320-B1A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Malta, ID
Certificate issued
2021-10-08
Airworthiness date
2007-04-04
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A65785
Mode S (octal)
51453605
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-10-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N5079A to the current registrant.
  • 2007-04-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1990-08-13
    N5079A previously assigned to a Cessna 172 (s/n 28079); cancelled.
Overview

About N5079A

N5079A is a Homebuilt Magnus 20, serial number 002. It is registered to an individual in Malta, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 8, 2021 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-B1A engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 4, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5079A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-06-14 Accident · Cameron, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW87LA143
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N5079A 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.