Twin piston

N8501W

1952 Homebuilt C-119

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1952
Serial
10880
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Wright R3350-42
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Eagle River, AK
Registration record

N8501W on the FAA register

Type
1952 Homebuilt C-119
Serial
10880
Engines
2 × Wright R3350-42
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Eagle River, AK
Certificate issued
2017-03-30
Airworthiness date
1981-04-27
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
ABA9E8
Mode S (octal)
52724750
Seats (type)
52
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-03-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N8501W to the current registrant.
  • 1981-04-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1965-12-01
    N8501W previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 235 (s/n 2810002); cancelled.
  • 1952
    Manufactured (1952).
Overview

About N8501W

N8501W is a 1952 Homebuilt C-119, serial number 10880. It is registered to an individual in Eagle River, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 30, 2017 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Wright R3350-42 engines and 52 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated April 27, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8501W. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-09-11 Accident · Elkwood Va, 46 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0788
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N8501W 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.