Single-engine piston

N55059

2001 Homebuilt Spitfire II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 582UL
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cypress, TX
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Registration record

N55059 on the FAA register

Type
2001 Homebuilt Spitfire II
Serial
001
Engines
Rotax 582UL
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cypress, TX
Certificate issued
2007-09-06
Airworthiness date
2009-12-11
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A70294
Mode S (octal)
51601224
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-12-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2007-09-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N55059 to the current registrant.
  • 2002-02-22
    N55059 previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 6/260 / PA-32-260 / Cherokee Six 260 (s/n 32-7300031); cancelled.
  • 2001
    Manufactured (2001).
Overview

About N55059

N55059 is a 2001 Homebuilt Spitfire II, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Cypress, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 6, 2007 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 582UL engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated December 11, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N55059. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-03-12 Accident · Mc Cordsville, IN Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · CHI98LA102
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32-260 — a different aircraft that carried the N55059 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and control of the airplane. Factors were his self-induced pressure.

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.