Single-engine piston

N8101S

1989 Homebuilt Velocity

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record

Built

1989

Serial

DM085

Class

Single-engine piston

Engines

Lycoming IO-540 series

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Airborne Ministries (Corporation)

Based

Littlefork, MN

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Registration record

N8101S on the FAA register

Type

1989 Homebuilt Velocity

Serial

DM085

Engines

Lycoming IO-540 series

Registered owner

Airborne Ministries

Littlefork, MN

Certificate issued

2012-09-27

Airworthiness date

2003-01-10

Registration expires

2028-09-30

Airworthiness class

Experimental · amateur-built

Mode S (hex)

AB0BE8

Mode S (octal)

52605750

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2028-09-30
Registration expires (renewal due).
2012-09-27
Certificate of registration issued as N8101S to the current registrant.
2003-01-10
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
1992-12-22
Accident at Savannah, GA; damage: substantial.
1989
Manufactured (1989).

Overview

About N8101S

N8101S is a 1989 Homebuilt Velocity, serial number DM085. The FAA register lists Airborne Ministries as the registrant in Littlefork, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 27, 2012 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated January 10, 2003.

N8101S has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-12-22 Accident · Savannah, GA Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL93LA040

Reported aircraft: Shaw Velocity HXB

Probable cause: THE DISENGAGEMENT OF THE IDLER GEAR, WHICH INTERRUPTED FUEL PUMP OPERATION, AND RESULTED IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS WERE THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN AND THE WATER.

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.