Single-engine piston

N85JB

1997 Homebuilt S1-S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
B-1-9414
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Berkeley, CA
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Registration record

N85JB on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt S1-S
Serial
B-1-9414
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Berkeley, CA
Certificate issued
1997-06-05
Airworthiness date
1998-09-01
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABA5C9
Mode S (octal)
52722711
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-09-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1997-07-07
    N85JB previously assigned to a Homebuilt PITTS S-1 (s/n R2); cancelled.
  • 1997-06-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N85JB to the current registrant.
Overview

About N85JB

N85JB is a 1997 Homebuilt S1-S, serial number B-1-9414. It is registered to an individual in Berkeley, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 5, 1997 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1D engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 1, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N85JB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N85JB.

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.