Single-engine piston

N540BE

1980 Homebuilt Christen Eagle II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
0001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-T4B5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Visalia, CA
Registration record

N540BE on the FAA register

Type
1980 Homebuilt Christen Eagle II
Serial
0001
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-T4B5
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Visalia, CA
Certificate issued
2016-03-17
Airworthiness date
2008-07-18
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6D80A
Mode S (octal)
51554012
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-03-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N540BE.
  • 2008-07-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N540BE

N540BE is a 1980 Homebuilt Christen Eagle II, serial number 0001. It is registered to an individual in Visalia, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 17, 2016 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540-T4B5 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 18, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N540BE.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N540BE.

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.