Glider

N5499Y

Homebuilt 15 Meter

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
SX-3
Class
Glider
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Tehachapi, CA
Registration record

N5499Y on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt 15 Meter
Serial
SX-3
Engines
—
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Tehachapi, CA
Certificate issued
1980-01-23
Airworthiness date
1980-08-18
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A6FD05
Mode S (octal)
51576405
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1980-08-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1980-01-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N5499Y.
Overview

About N5499Y

N5499Y is a Homebuilt 15 Meter, serial number SX-3. It is registered to an individual in Tehachapi, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 23, 1980 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated August 18, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5499Y.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5499Y.

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.