Single-engine piston

N5097Z

Homebuilt HC-115

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
2
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Billings, MT
Registration record

N5097Z on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt HC-115
Serial
2
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Billings, MT
Certificate issued
2024-06-19
Airworthiness date
1992-08-17
Registration expires
2031-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A65EC4
Mode S (octal)
51457304
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N5097Z to the current registrant.
  • 1992-08-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1965-03-22
    N5097Z previously assigned to a Piper PA-22-108 (s/n 22-8733); cancelled.
Overview

About N5097Z

N5097Z is a Homebuilt HC-115, serial number 2. It is registered to an individual in Billings, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 19, 2024 and expires on June 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 17, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5097Z. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-02-12 Accident · Orcutt Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0053
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-22 — a different aircraft that carried the N5097Z 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.