Single-engine piston

N80559

1985 Homebuilt Capella SS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
JS6869
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Westlake, LA
Registration record

N80559 on the FAA register

Type
1985 Homebuilt Capella SS
Serial
JS6869
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Westlake, LA
Certificate issued
2007-07-27
Airworthiness date
2007-11-02
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
AAF799
Mode S (octal)
52573631
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-11-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2007-07-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N80559 to the current registrant.
  • 1992-12-23
    N80559 previously assigned to a Beechcraft A36 Bonanza (s/n E2757); cancelled.
  • 1989-06-19
    N80559 previously assigned to a Hughes TH-55A (s/n 6418169); cancelled.
  • 1985
    Manufactured (1985).
  • 1965-07-12
    N80559 previously assigned to a Globe GC-1A (s/n 62); cancelled.
Overview

About N80559

N80559 is a 1985 Homebuilt Capella SS, serial number JS6869. It is registered to an individual in Westlake, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 27, 2007 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 503 DCDI engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated November 2, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N80559. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-04-24 Accident · Augusta Ga, 10 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 1008
Reported aircraft: Globe 6C-1A — a different aircraft that carried the N80559 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: STEAD OF 05 FOR TAKEOFF.35 1600 FT SHORTER

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.