Single-engine piston

N56GB

1997 Homebuilt Osprey II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1997
Serial
56
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Springville, TN
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Registration record

N56GB on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt Osprey II
Serial
56
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Springville, TN
Certificate issued
2017-02-08
Airworthiness date
1999-06-15
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A72529
Mode S (octal)
51622451
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-02-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N56GB.
  • 2002-04-21
    Accident at Orofino, ID; damage: substantial.
  • 1999-06-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
Overview

About N56GB

N56GB is a 1997 Homebuilt Osprey II, serial number 56. It is registered to an individual in Springville, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 8, 2017 and expires on February 28, 2030.

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 15, 1999.

N56GB has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2002-04-21 Accident · Orofino, ID Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA02LA071
Reported aircraft: Brunger Osprey II
Probable cause: The aircraft's inadequate carburetor heat air box system, leading to an accumulation of ice in the carburetor throat during final approach to landing. Factors include carburetor icing conditions, the pilot's failure to correctly judge the height of the aircraft above the landing surface, and the pilot's total lack of experience in executing water landings.

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.