Twin piston

N5855V

1964 Homebuilt CCW-5

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1964
Serial
1
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mid Atlantic Air Museum (Corporation)
Based
Reading, PA
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Registration record

N5855V on the FAA register

Type
1964 Homebuilt CCW-5
Serial
1
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Mid Atlantic Air Museum
Reading, PA
Certificate issued
1987-07-29
Airworthiness date
1970-07-06
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · market survey
Mode S (hex)
A78B96
Mode S (octal)
51705626
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1987-07-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N5855V.
  • 1970-07-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (market survey)).
  • 1965-04-29
    Accident at Hagerstown Md, 20; damage: substantial.
  • 1964
    Manufactured (1964).
Overview

About N5855V

N5855V is a 1964 Homebuilt CCW-5, serial number 1. The FAA register lists Mid Atlantic Air Museum as the registrant in Reading, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 29, 1987 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental IO-470 series engines and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (market survey), dated July 6, 1970.

N5855V has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-04-29 Accident · Hagerstown Md, 20 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1267
Reported aircraft: Custer CCW-5
Probable cause: SUCCESSFUL LANDING ON AIRPORT.

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.