Single-engine piston

N85GJ

1985 Homebuilt Skybolt

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
JM1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sarasota, FL
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Registration record

N85GJ on the FAA register

Type
1985 Homebuilt Skybolt
Serial
JM1
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sarasota, FL
Certificate issued
2022-10-11
Airworthiness date
1986-04-19
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABA59E
Mode S (octal)
52722636
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-10-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N85GJ.
  • 1986-04-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1985
    Manufactured (1985).
Overview

About N85GJ

N85GJ is a 1985 Homebuilt Skybolt, serial number JM1. It is registered to an individual in Sarasota, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 11, 2022 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 19, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N85GJ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N85GJ.

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.