Glider

N80280

1981 Homebuilt BJ-1B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
BJB-11
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Michael Matt + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Ames, IA
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Registration record

N80280 on the FAA register

Type
1981 Homebuilt BJ-1B
Serial
BJB-11
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Michael Matt + 1 co-owner
Ames, IA
Certificate issued
2018-10-27
Airworthiness date
1982-06-22
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AAECD4
Mode S (octal)
52566324
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-10-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N80280 to the current registrant.
  • 1982-06-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
  • 1970-06-29
    N80280 previously assigned to a Culver V (s/n V-199); cancelled.
Overview

About N80280

N80280 is a 1981 Homebuilt BJ-1B, serial number BJB-11. The FAA register lists Michael Matt + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Ames, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 27, 2018 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 22, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N80280.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N80280.

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.