Single-engine piston

N5498E

1965 Homebuilt Headwind D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
RFG
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Batavia, OH
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Registration record

N5498E on the FAA register

Type
1965 Homebuilt Headwind D
Serial
RFG
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Batavia, OH
Certificate issued
2013-11-22
Airworthiness date
1993-06-14
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6FCD0
Mode S (octal)
51576320
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-11-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N5498E.
  • 1993-06-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1965
    Manufactured (1965).
Overview

About N5498E

N5498E is a 1965 Homebuilt Headwind D, serial number RFG. It is registered to an individual in Batavia, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 22, 2013 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Volkswagen CONVERSION engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 14, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5498E.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5498E.

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.