Single-engine piston

N6881M

1989 Homebuilt Sport Trainer

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1989
Serial
00001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Smith Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Springer, OK
Registration record

N6881M on the FAA register

Type
1989 Homebuilt Sport Trainer
Serial
00001
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Smith Aviation LLC
Springer, OK
Certificate issued
2019-09-19
Airworthiness date
1989-08-10
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A92376
Mode S (octal)
52221566
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-09-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N6881M to the current registrant.
  • 1994-09-26
    Accident at Laporte, IN; damage: substantial.
  • 1989-08-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1986-01-09
    N6881M previously assigned to a Stinson 108-3 (s/n 108-4881); cancelled.
Overview

About N6881M

N6881M is a 1989 Homebuilt Sport Trainer, serial number 00001. The FAA register lists Smith Aviation LLC as the registrant in Springer, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 19, 2019 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 10, 1989.

N6881M has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-09-26 Accident · Laporte, IN Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CHI94DET02
Reported aircraft: Simcox Sport Trainer
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED OPERATION WITH A KNOWN POWER DEFICIENCY. THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.
1983-11-26 Accident · La Porte, IN Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · CHI84LA066
Reported aircraft: Stinson 108-3 — a different aircraft that carried the N6881M registration before this airframe.

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.