Single-engine piston

N8491T

1980 Homebuilt Skybolt

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
101
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Downers Grove, IL
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Registration record

N8491T on the FAA register

Type
1980 Homebuilt Skybolt
Serial
101
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Downers Grove, IL
Certificate issued
2019-09-23
Airworthiness date
1980-10-27
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABA3D5
Mode S (octal)
52721725
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-09-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N8491T.
  • 1980-10-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N8491T

N8491T is a 1980 Homebuilt Skybolt, serial number 101. It is registered to an individual in Downers Grove, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 23, 2019 and expires on September 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 October 27, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8491T. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-06-23 Accident · Tacoma,Wash, 47 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3481
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182 — a different aircraft that carried the N8491T 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.