Single-engine piston

N6857

1975 Homebuilt VJ-22 Sportsman

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
675
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Subaru ALL MDLS A/B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Westland, MI
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Registration record

N6857 on the FAA register

Type
1975 Homebuilt VJ-22 Sportsman
Serial
675
Engines
Subaru ALL MDLS A/B
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Westland, MI
Certificate issued
1982-02-04
Airworthiness date
2002-05-30
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A91917
Mode S (octal)
52214427
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-05-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1982-02-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N6857 to the current registrant.
  • 1975
    Manufactured (1975).
  • 1933-10-01
    N6857 previously assigned to a Homebuilt J-1 (s/n RT-1000); cancelled.
Overview

About N6857

N6857 is a 1975 Homebuilt VJ-22 Sportsman, serial number 675. It is registered to an individual in Westland, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 4, 1982 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Subaru ALL MDLS A/B engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 30, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6857. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-07-22 Accident · Sublette,Il, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2097
Reported aircraft: Volmer VJ22 — a different aircraft that carried the N6857 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: BYPASSED VLV.LOST PWR WHEN PUMP WAS TURNED OFF.

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.