Single-engine piston

N654

2016 Homebuilt Tundra BIRD

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
006
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Talkeetna, AK
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Registration record

N654 on the FAA register

Type
2016 Homebuilt Tundra BIRD
Serial
006
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Talkeetna, AK
Certificate issued
2016-08-18
Airworthiness date
2016-09-03
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A89B95
Mode S (octal)
52115625
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-09-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2016-08-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N654 to the current registrant.
  • 2000-05-11
    N654 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Tailwind W-8 (s/n 269); cancelled.
  • 1948-07-12
    N654 previously assigned to a Waco 9 (s/n 269); cancelled.
Overview

About N654

N654 is a 2016 Homebuilt Tundra BIRD, serial number 006. It is registered to an individual in Talkeetna, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 18, 2016 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1A engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 3, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N654. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-12-12 Accident · Jamestown, ND Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI00LA043
Reported aircraft: McCarty Wittman W-8 Tailwind — a different aircraft that carried the N654 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the wing spar failure due to its inadequate construction by the owner/builder.

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.