Single-engine piston

N85KW

1987 Homebuilt Rutan Long E-Z

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1987
Serial
1618
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N85Kw LLC (LLC)
Based
Avon, IN
Registration record

N85KW on the FAA register

Type
1987 Homebuilt Rutan Long E-Z
Serial
1618
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
N85Kw LLC
Avon, IN
Certificate issued
2017-05-02
Airworthiness date
1987-07-13
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABA5F5
Mode S (octal)
52722765
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-05-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N85KW.
  • 1987-07-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N85KW

N85KW is a 1987 Homebuilt Rutan Long E-Z, serial number 1618. The FAA register lists N85Kw LLC as the registrant in Avon, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 2, 2017 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 13, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N85KW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N85KW.

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.