Single-engine piston

N80216

1953 Homebuilt DHC-1B-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1953
Serial
168
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-C4B5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hatbox LLC (LLC)
Based
Snohomish, WA
Registration record

N80216 on the FAA register

Type
1953 Homebuilt DHC-1B-2
Serial
168
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-C4B5
Registered owner
Hatbox LLC
Snohomish, WA
Certificate issued
2017-07-07
Airworthiness date
2015-12-22
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AAEBE5
Mode S (octal)
52565745
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-07-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N80216 to the current registrant.
  • 2015-12-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1971-01-05
    N80216 previously assigned to a Beechcraft C18S (s/n 6440); cancelled.
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N80216

N80216 is a 1953 Homebuilt DHC-1B-2, serial number 168. The FAA register lists Hatbox LLC as the registrant in Snohomish, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 7, 2017 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated December 22, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N80216. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-10-07 Accident · Peoria,Ariz, 03 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3514
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177RG — a different aircraft that carried the N80216 registration before this airframe.
1966-03-31 Accident · Akron Ohio, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0363
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft C-18S — a different aircraft that carried the N80216 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Y RAISING FLAPS.DUE TO ELEC.FAILURE FROM OVERLOADS

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.