Single-engine piston

N57E

1938 Howard Aircraft DGA-11

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1938
Serial
88
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Santa Paula, CA
Registration record

N57E on the FAA register

Type
1938 Howard Aircraft DGA-11
Serial
88
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Santa Paula, CA
Certificate issued
2015-05-08
Airworthiness date
1961-06-12
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A74C74
Mode S (octal)
51646164
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-05-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N57E to the current registrant.
  • 1965-05-18
    N57E previously assigned to a Howard Aircraft DGA-11 (s/n 87); cancelled.
  • 1961-06-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1938
    Manufactured (1938).
  • 1930-10-18
    N57E previously assigned to a Dehavilland DH-4B (s/n 395); cancelled.
Overview

About N57E

N57E is a 1938 Howard Aircraft DGA-11, serial number 88. It is registered to an individual in Santa Paula, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 8, 2015 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated June 12, 1961.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N57E.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N57E.

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.