Single-engine piston

N5MF

1973 Homebuilt Tiger BIRD F-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
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
Waco, TX
Registration record

N5MF on the FAA register

Type
1973 Homebuilt Tiger BIRD F-1
Serial
1
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Waco, TX
Certificate issued
2005-06-09
Airworthiness date
1980-03-06
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A63657
Mode S (octal)
51433127
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-06-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N5MF.
  • 1980-03-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N5MF

N5MF is a 1973 Homebuilt Tiger BIRD F-1, serial number 1. It is registered to an individual in Waco, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 9, 2005 and expires on July 31, 2027.

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 March 6, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5MF. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-09-14 Accident · Kerrville, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW85LRG02
Reported aircraft: Homebuilt Tiger BIRD — a different aircraft that carried the N5MF 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.