Single-engine piston

N519EA

2017 Fff Express 2000 FT

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2017
Serial
0001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Fff LLC (LLC)
Based
West Lafayette, IN
Registration record

N519EA on the FAA register

Type
2017 Fff Express 2000 FT
Serial
0001
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Registered owner
Fff LLC
West Lafayette, IN
Certificate issued
2016-08-08
Airworthiness date
2017-06-22
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A68343
Mode S (octal)
51501503
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Express Aircraft Inc EXPRESS 2000
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-05
    Accident at Polk, OH; damage: substantial.
  • 2017-06-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2016-08-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N519EA.
Overview

About N519EA

N519EA is a 2017 Fff Express 2000 FT, serial number 0001. The FAA register lists Fff LLC as the registrant in West Lafayette, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 8, 2016 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-550 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 22, 2017.

N519EA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-05-05 Accident · Polk, OH Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ERA25FA195
Reported aircraft: Fff Express 2000 FT
Preliminary report: On May 5, 2025, about 1940 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built FFF LLC Express 2000 FT airplane, N519EA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Polk, Ohio. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. On April 27, 2025, the pilot flew from Delphi Municipal Airport (1I9), Delphi, Indiana, where he hangared the airplane, to Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL), Cleveland, Ohio, to visit a family member. According to preliminary radar data, automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data, and air traffic control (ATC) audio recordings provided by the Federal Aviation…
NTSB report ↗

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.