Single-engine piston

N727Y

1930 Perth Amboy BIRD BK

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1930
Serial
2037-16
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Kinner K5 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
National Air and Space Museum + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Washington, DC
Registration record

N727Y on the FAA register

Type
1930 Perth Amboy BIRD BK
Serial
2037-16
Engines
Kinner K5 series
Registered owner
National Air and Space Museum + 1 co-owner
Washington, DC
Certificate issued
2024-06-13
Airworthiness date
2012-10-22
Registration expires
2031-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9BFB3
Mode S (octal)
52337663
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N727Y.
  • 2013-08-20
    Accident at Zanesville, OH; damage: substantial.
  • 2012-10-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1930
    Manufactured (1930).
Overview

About N727Y

N727Y is a 1930 Perth Amboy BIRD BK, serial number 2037-16. The FAA register lists National Air and Space Museum + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Washington, District of Columbia. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 13, 2024 and expires on June 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Kinner K5 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 22, 2012.

N727Y has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2013-08-20 Accident · Zanesville, OH Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN13LA497
Reported aircraft: Perth Amboy BIRD BK
Probable cause: The pilot s loss of directional control during landing.

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.