Single-engine piston

N55TX

1986 Homebuilt Glasair SH-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1986
Serial
551
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-320-E2B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
San Diego Air & Space Museum (Corporation)
Based
San Diego, CA
Registration record

N55TX on the FAA register

Type
1986 Homebuilt Glasair SH-2
Serial
551
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-320-E2B
Registered owner
San Diego Air & Space Museum
San Diego, CA
Certificate issued
2022-12-06
Airworthiness date
2010-07-11
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6FED1
Mode S (octal)
51577321
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-12-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N55TX.
  • 2010-07-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1986
    Manufactured (1986).
Overview

About N55TX

N55TX is a 1986 Homebuilt Glasair SH-2, serial number 551. The FAA register lists San Diego Air & Space Museum as the registrant in San Diego, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 6, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO-320-E2B engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 11, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N55TX.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N55TX.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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