Single-engine piston

N5447

1973 Homebuilt W-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
274
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Kirkwood, MO
Registration record

N5447 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Homebuilt W-8
Serial
274
Engines
Lycoming O-290
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kirkwood, MO
Certificate issued
2012-10-05
Airworthiness date
2026-03-05
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6EA15
Mode S (octal)
51565025
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2012-10-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N5447 to the current registrant.
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
  • 1929-05-15
    N5447 previously assigned to a Curtiss Airplane & Motor Curtiss M F Boat (s/n 765); cancelled.
Overview

About N5447

N5447 is a 1973 Homebuilt W-8, serial number 274. It is registered to co-owners in Kirkwood, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 5, 2012 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 5, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5447.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5447.

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.