Single-engine piston

N55Y

1966 Homebuilt Gusty MK.1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1966
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Eaa Chapter 25 (Corporation)
Based
Saint Paul, MN
Registration record

N55Y on the FAA register

Type
1966 Homebuilt Gusty MK.1
Serial
1
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Eaa Chapter 25
Saint Paul, MN
Certificate issued
2001-12-10
Airworthiness date
1972-05-26
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A6FF38
Mode S (octal)
51577470
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-12-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N55Y.
  • 1972-05-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1966
    Manufactured (1966).
Overview

About N55Y

N55Y is a 1966 Homebuilt Gusty MK.1, serial number 1. The FAA register lists Eaa Chapter 25 as the registrant in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 10, 2001 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated May 26, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N55Y. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-05-26 Accident · Milwaukee,Wis, 49 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0531
Reported aircraft: Tailwind, ACB-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N55Y registration before this airframe.

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.