Single-engine piston

N6551

1970 Homebuilt HO-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1970
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum (Corporation)
Based
Rhinebeck, NY
Registration record

N6551 on the FAA register

Type
1970 Homebuilt HO-2
Serial
1
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum
Rhinebeck, NY
Certificate issued
1994-12-12
Airworthiness date
1979-06-29
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A8A1C8
Mode S (octal)
52120710
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1994-12-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N6551 to the current registrant.
  • 1979-06-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 1970
    Manufactured (1970).
  • 1938-03-01
    N6551 previously assigned to a Monocoupe Monoprep (s/n JX-103); cancelled.
Overview

About N6551

N6551 is a 1970 Homebuilt HO-2, serial number 1. The FAA register lists Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum as the registrant in Rhinebeck, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 12, 1994 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated June 29, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N6551.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N6551.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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