Single-engine piston

N53043

1960 Homebuilt FWP 149D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1960
Serial
130
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming GO-480-B1A6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wulf Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Pell City, AL
Registration record

N53043 on the FAA register

Type
1960 Homebuilt FWP 149D
Serial
130
Engines
Lycoming GO-480-B1A6
Registered owner
Wulf Air LLC
Pell City, AL
Certificate issued
2008-09-23
Airworthiness date
2007-05-11
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A6B36D
Mode S (octal)
51531555
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-09-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N53043 to the current registrant.
  • 2007-05-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1971-11-30
    N53043 previously assigned to a Fairchild PT-26 (s/n T43-5858); cancelled.
  • 1960
    Manufactured (1960).
Overview

About N53043

N53043 is a 1960 Homebuilt FWP 149D, serial number 130. The FAA register lists Wulf Air LLC as the registrant in Pell City, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 23, 2008 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming GO-480-B1A6 engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated May 11, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53043.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N53043.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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