Single-engine piston

N5111H

1948 Homebuilt LA-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1948
Serial
1-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Vacaville, CA
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Registration record

N5111H on the FAA register

Type
1948 Homebuilt LA-1
Serial
1-1
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Vacaville, CA
Certificate issued
2017-03-21
Airworthiness date
1977-09-14
Registration expires
2027-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A667A9
Mode S (octal)
51463651
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-03-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N5111H to the current registrant.
  • 2012-03-08
    N5111H previously assigned to a Cessna 152 (s/n 15284062); cancelled.
  • 1977-09-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1948
    Manufactured (1948).
Overview

About N5111H

N5111H is a 1948 Homebuilt LA-1, serial number 1-1. It is registered to an individual in Vacaville, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 21, 2017 and expires on March 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 14, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5111H. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2002-03-14 Accident · Christopher, IL Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI02LA092
Reported aircraft: Cessna 152 — a different aircraft that carried the N5111H registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The in-flight collision with a Canadian goose, which caused substantial damage to the airplane's right wing. A factor to the accident was the dark night light condition.

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.