Single-engine piston

N56JD

1976 Homebuilt Skybolt

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Telluride, CO
Registration record

N56JD on the FAA register

Type
1976 Homebuilt Skybolt
Serial
1
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Telluride, CO
Certificate issued
2015-08-31
Airworthiness date
1980-04-30
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A7255D
Mode S (octal)
51622535
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-08-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N56JD.
  • 1980-04-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
Overview

About N56JD

N56JD is a 1976 Homebuilt Skybolt, serial number 1. It is registered to an individual in Telluride, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 31, 2015 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 30, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N56JD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N56JD.

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.