Single-engine piston

N55GB

1979 Homebuilt Sidewinder

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
212056
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Shannon, IL
Registration record

N55GB on the FAA register

Type
1979 Homebuilt Sidewinder
Serial
212056
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Shannon, IL
Certificate issued
2006-08-21
Airworthiness date
1979-06-22
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6FDAA
Mode S (octal)
51576652
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-08-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N55GB.
  • 1979-06-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N55GB

N55GB is a 1979 Homebuilt Sidewinder, serial number 212056. It is registered to an individual in Shannon, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 21, 2006 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 22, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N55GB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N55GB.

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.