Single-engine piston

N5970B

Homebuilt Osprey 2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
345
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Saint Clair, MI
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Registration record

N5970B on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Osprey 2
Serial
345
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Saint Clair, MI
Certificate issued
2025-04-09
Airworthiness date
1983-08-15
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A7B9C2
Mode S (octal)
51734702
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N5970B to the current registrant.
  • 1983-08-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N5970B

N5970B is a Homebuilt Osprey 2, serial number 345. It is registered to an individual in Saint Clair, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 9, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

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 August 15, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5970B. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-06-26 Accident · Davison, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI85LA262
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182A — a different aircraft that carried the N5970B registration before this airframe.
1965-11-14 Accident · Salem Mich, 22 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3243
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182 — a different aircraft that carried the N5970B registration before this airframe.

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.