Single-engine piston

N80VB

1992 Homebuilt Christen Eagle II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1992
Serial
THOMAS-0001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Plainfield, IL
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Registration record

N80VB on the FAA register

Type
1992 Homebuilt Christen Eagle II
Serial
THOMAS-0001
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Plainfield, IL
Certificate issued
2006-01-11
Airworthiness date
1992-09-23
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AAE161
Mode S (octal)
52560541
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-02-27
    N80VB previously assigned to a Homebuilt Christen Eagle II (s/n VANDER BEEK-001); cancelled.
  • 2006-01-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N80VB to the current registrant.
  • 1992-09-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N80VB

N80VB is a 1992 Homebuilt Christen Eagle II, serial number THOMAS-0001. It is registered to an individual in Plainfield, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 11, 2006 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 SER A&C engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 23, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N80VB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-06-15 Accident · Plainfield, IL Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · CHI01FA165
Reported aircraft: VanderBeek Christen Eagle II — a different aircraft that carried the N80VB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the improper in-flight planning/decision and the aircraft control not maintained by the pilot. The thunderstorm outflow was a contributing factor.

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.