Single-engine piston

N6497

1971 Homebuilt Baby Ace Mod CJ-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1971
Serial
CJ-100
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Norwalk, IA
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Registration record

N6497 on the FAA register

Type
1971 Homebuilt Baby Ace Mod CJ-1
Serial
CJ-100
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Norwalk, IA
Certificate issued
2024-03-09
Airworthiness date
1978-09-08
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A889F7
Mode S (octal)
52104767
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N6497 to the current registrant.
  • 1978-09-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1971
    Manufactured (1971).
  • 1940-04-15
    N6497 previously assigned to a Stearman Aircraft C3-B (s/n 194); cancelled.
Overview

About N6497

N6497 is a 1971 Homebuilt Baby Ace Mod CJ-1, serial number CJ-100. It is registered to an individual in Norwalk, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 9, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 8, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N6497.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N6497.

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.