Single-engine piston

N53BL

1981 Homebuilt Mustang-Ii

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1981
Serial
589
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-E2D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Tijeras, NM
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Registration record

N53BL on the FAA register

Type
1981 Homebuilt Mustang-Ii
Serial
589
Engines
Lycoming O-320-E2D
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Tijeras, NM
Certificate issued
2015-06-29
Airworthiness date
2007-04-16
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6AE38
Mode S (octal)
51527070
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-06-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N53BL.
  • 2007-04-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1984-02-25
    Accident at Des Moines, IA; damage: substantial.
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N53BL

N53BL is a 1981 Homebuilt Mustang-Ii, serial number 589. It is registered to co-owners in Tijeras, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 29, 2015 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-E2D engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 16, 2007.

N53BL has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-02-25 Accident · Des Moines, IA Damage: Substantial NTSB · MKC84LA090
Reported aircraft: Robert H. Low Mustang II
1982-04-25 Accident · Ames, IA Damage: Substantial NTSB · MKC82DA062
Reported aircraft: Homebuilt Mustang II — a different aircraft that carried the N53BL 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.