Glider

N821AC

2007 Homebuilt Apis MC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2007
Serial
AO48 M19
Class
Glider
Engines
Rotax 447
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Gilbert, AZ
Registration record

N821AC on the FAA register

Type
2007 Homebuilt Apis MC
Serial
AO48 M19
Engines
Rotax 447
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gilbert, AZ
Certificate issued
2025-03-18
Airworthiness date
2008-05-20
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
AB3495
Mode S (octal)
52632225
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N821AC to the current registrant.
  • 2008-05-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 2007
    Manufactured (2007).
  • 2005-11-23
    N821AC previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 27-7554038); cancelled.
Overview

About N821AC

N821AC is a 2007 Homebuilt Apis MC, serial number AO48 M19. It is registered to an individual in Gilbert, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 18, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider, one Rotax 447 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated May 20, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N821AC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-10-16 Accident · Fredericksburg, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW95LA018
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-23-250 — a different aircraft that carried the N821AC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE RESULTING IN AN ENGINE FIRE, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PROPELLER FEATHERING PROCEDURE, CAUSING THE PROPELLER NOT TO FEATHER AND THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE OUT CAPABILITY TO BE EXCEEDED. A FACTOR WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN CONDITIONS.

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.