Single-engine piston

N779AX

1957 Homebuilt DO 27 B1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1957
Serial
147
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming GO-480 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fonda, IA
Registration record

N779AX on the FAA register

Type
1957 Homebuilt DO 27 B1
Serial
147
Engines
Lycoming GO-480 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fonda, IA
Certificate issued
2011-07-23
Airworthiness date
1987-09-14
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AA8A8C
Mode S (octal)
52505214
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-07-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N779AX.
  • 1987-09-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1957
    Manufactured (1957).
Overview

About N779AX

N779AX is a 1957 Homebuilt DO 27 B1, serial number 147. It is registered to an individual in Fonda, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 23, 2011 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming GO-480 series engine and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated September 14, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N779AX.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N779AX.

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.