Airliner

N8505A

1953 Homebuilt C-119F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1953
Serial
179
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Wright R-3350-34&91
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Riverton, WY
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Registration record

N8505A on the FAA register

Type
1953 Homebuilt C-119F
Serial
179
Engines
2 × Wright R-3350-34&91
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Riverton, WY
Certificate issued
2007-04-30
Airworthiness date
1990-06-26
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABAA60
Mode S (octal)
52725140
Seats (type)
78
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-04-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N8505A to the current registrant.
  • 1990-06-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1978-11-07
    N8505A previously assigned to a Beechcraft A35 (s/n D1927); cancelled.
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N8505A

N8505A is a 1953 Homebuilt C-119F, serial number 179. It is registered to an individual in Riverton, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 30, 2007 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Wright R-3350-34&91 engines and 78 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 26, 1990.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8505A. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-05-19 Accident · Peoria,Il, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2594
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft A35 — a different aircraft that carried the N8505A registration before this airframe.
1967-06-29 Accident · Monroeville, Ala, 01 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2309
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 35 — a different aircraft that carried the N8505A 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.