Single-engine piston

N5RJ

Homebuilt Rutan Long EZ

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
739
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Portland, OR
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Registration record

N5RJ on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Rutan Long EZ
Serial
739
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Portland, OR
Certificate issued
2024-05-09
Airworthiness date
2000-12-05
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A636BE
Mode S (octal)
51433276
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N5RJ to the current registrant.
  • 2000-12-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1982-03-01
    N5RJ previously assigned to a Piper Lance (s/n 32R-7880028); cancelled.
  • 1976-05-24
    N5RJ previously assigned to a Piper PA-23 (s/n 23-337); cancelled.
Overview

About N5RJ

N5RJ is a Homebuilt Rutan Long EZ, serial number 739. It is registered to co-owners in Portland, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 9, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

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 December 5, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5RJ. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2018-09-19 Accident · Independence, OR Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA18CA562
Reported aircraft: Rutan Rutan Long EZ — a different aircraft that carried the N5RJ registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing.
1979-11-25 Accident · Anniston,Al, 01 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1843
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32R — a different aircraft that carried the N5RJ registration before this airframe.
1975-07-07 Accident · Lake City,Co, 06 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3729
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-23 — a different aircraft that carried the N5RJ registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: URE.HAD TO HOLD GR TO CLR PWR LINES.

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.