Single-engine piston

N5597N

1980 Homebuilt X4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Tarpon Springs, FL
Registration record

N5597N on the FAA register

Type
1980 Homebuilt X4
Serial
1
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Tarpon Springs, FL
Certificate issued
2011-11-09
Airworthiness date
1981-01-12
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A72434
Mode S (octal)
51622064
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-11-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N5597N to the current registrant.
  • 1981-01-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
  • 1972-02-25
    N5597N previously assigned to a Boeing/Stearman E75 N1 / PT-17 (s/n 75-8134); cancelled.
Overview

About N5597N

N5597N is a 1980 Homebuilt X4, serial number 1. It is registered to an individual in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 9, 2011 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated January 12, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5597N.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5597N.

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.