Single-engine piston

N70279

Homebuilt Lancair

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
ES-159SFB
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sh Th LLC (LLC)
Based
Miami Beach, FL
Registration record

N70279 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Lancair
Serial
ES-159SFB
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Registered owner
Sh Th LLC
Miami Beach, FL
Certificate issued
2022-10-21
Airworthiness date
2005-02-17
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A95F6B
Mode S (octal)
52257553
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Lancair Intl Inc LANCAIR ES/ES FAST
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-10-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N70279 to the current registrant.
  • 2005-02-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2001-01-24
    N70279 previously assigned to a Md Helicopters MD 900 (s/n 900-00079); cancelled.
  • 1981-12-18
    N70279 previously assigned to a Cessna A185F (s/n 18502091); cancelled.
  • 1955-08-03
    N70279 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 17266); cancelled.
Overview

About N70279

N70279 is a Homebuilt Lancair, serial number ES-159SFB. The FAA register lists Sh Th LLC as the registrant in Miami Beach, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 21, 2022 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-550 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated February 17, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N70279. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-07-13 Accident · Halibut Cove,Ak, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2119
Reported aircraft: Cessna A185F — a different aircraft that carried the N70279 registration before this airframe.
1976-09-23 Accident · Patterson,La, 18 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3105
Reported aircraft: Cessna A185F — a different aircraft that carried the N70279 registration before this airframe.
1973-04-30 Accident · Chauvin,La, 18 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0919
Reported aircraft: Cessna 185A — a different aircraft that carried the N70279 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OR DEST. FLOAT HAD HOLE IN BOTTOM. HIT BARGE.

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.