Single-engine piston

N5S

2006 Homebuilt L2K

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
222
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
El Cajon, CA
Registration record

N5S on the FAA register

Type
2006 Homebuilt L2K
Serial
222
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
El Cajon, CA
Certificate issued
2005-06-14
Airworthiness date
2006-01-03
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A636CE
Mode S (octal)
51433316
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Lancair Intl Inc LEGACY L2K 177
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-01-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2005-06-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N5S to the current registrant.
  • 1976-01-06
    N5S previously assigned to a Homebuilt S-1C (s/n BBC-1); cancelled.
Overview

About N5S

N5S is a 2006 Homebuilt L2K, serial number 222. It is registered to an individual in El Cajon, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 14, 2005 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-550 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated January 3, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5S. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-05-19 Accident · Mead,Wash, 47 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1898
Reported aircraft: Pitts Spcl S-1C — a different aircraft that carried the N5S registration before this airframe.
1973-09-09 Accident · Spokane,Wash, 47 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4042
Reported aircraft: Pitts S-1C — a different aircraft that carried the N5S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: F LWR L WG. L BRAKE INOP.

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.