Single-engine piston

N85KD

2012 Kade Aircraft Searey LSX

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2012
Serial
1LK529C
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 914 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kade Aircraft Ltd (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N85KD on the FAA register

Type
2012 Kade Aircraft Searey LSX
Serial
1LK529C
Engines
Rotax 914 series
Registered owner
Kade Aircraft Ltd
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2011-05-16
Airworthiness date
2012-12-06
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABA5E4
Mode S (octal)
52722744
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Progressive Aerodyne Inc SEAREY LSX
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-12-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2011-05-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N85KD.
Overview

About N85KD

N85KD is a 2012 Kade Aircraft Searey LSX, serial number 1LK529C. The FAA register lists Kade Aircraft Ltd as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 16, 2011 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 914 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 6, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N85KD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N85KD.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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