Electric rotorcraft

N5653

Homebuilt Independence 19

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
10000000A098
Class
Electric rotorcraft
Engines
4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aero Drone Solutions LLC (LLC)
Based
Eden Mills, VT
Registration record

N5653 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Independence 19
Serial
10000000A098
Engines
4
Registered owner
Aero Drone Solutions LLC
Eden Mills, VT
Certificate issued
2026-05-26
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2033-05-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A73C3E
Mode S (octal)
51636076
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N5653 to the current registrant.
  • 2013-06-07
    N5653 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Bensen B-8MG (s/n E-1); cancelled.
Overview

About N5653

N5653 is a Homebuilt Independence 19, serial number 10000000A098. The FAA register lists Aero Drone Solutions LLC as the registrant in Eden Mills, Vermont. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 26, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an electric rotorcraft.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5653. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-07-25 Accident · Rockford,Il, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3145
Reported aircraft: Bensen B8M — a different aircraft that carried the N5653 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: WAS DESIGNATED BY CONVENTION PARTICIPANTS.

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

Same model

More Homebuilt Independence 19 aircraft

All 155 Homebuilt Independence 19 registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Vermont

All 676 aircraft registered in Vermont →
More from Gteex Revolution

Gteex Revolution models on the register

Own N5653?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in Vermont· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.