Single-engine piston

N816A

2009 Homebuilt LA2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Ligonier, IN
Registration record

N816A on the FAA register

Type
2009 Homebuilt LA2
Serial
001
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ligonier, IN
Certificate issued
2009-06-12
Airworthiness date
2009-07-08
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB1FA6
Mode S (octal)
52617646
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).
  • 2009-07-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2009-06-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N816A to the current registrant.
  • 2001-07-02
    N816A previously assigned to a Piper PA-22 (s/n 22-120); cancelled.
Overview

About N816A

N816A is a 2009 Homebuilt LA2, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Ligonier, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 12, 2009 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Volkswagen CONVERSION engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 8, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N816A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-02-27 Accident · Lajitas, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW83LA163
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-22-125 — a different aircraft that carried the N816A registration before this airframe.

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.