Single-engine piston

N853N

1946 Homebuilt Aero Z 131

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
91
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mancos, CO
Registration record

N853N on the FAA register

Type
1946 Homebuilt Aero Z 131
Serial
91
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mancos, CO
Certificate issued
2021-03-24
Airworthiness date
1980-05-06
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
ABB3A9
Mode S (octal)
52731651
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-03-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N853N.
  • 1980-05-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N853N

N853N is a 1946 Homebuilt Aero Z 131, serial number 91. It is registered to an individual in Mancos, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 24, 2021 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming HIO-360 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated May 6, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N853N.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N853N.

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.