Single-engine piston

N81KW

1971 Homebuilt S1C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1971
Serial
JM-4-24-38-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Redding, CA
Registration record

N81KW on the FAA register

Type
1971 Homebuilt S1C
Serial
JM-4-24-38-1
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Redding, CA
Certificate issued
2025-08-08
Airworthiness date
2000-02-04
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB07F9
Mode S (octal)
52603771
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N81KW.
  • 2000-02-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1971
    Manufactured (1971).
Overview

About N81KW

N81KW is a 1971 Homebuilt S1C, serial number JM-4-24-38-1. It is registered to an individual in Redding, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 8, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-145B series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated February 4, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N81KW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N81KW.

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.