Single-engine piston

N85LD

1985 Homebuilt Long-Ez

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
435
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Grimes, IA
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Registration record

N85LD on the FAA register

Type
1985 Homebuilt Long-Ez
Serial
435
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Grimes, IA
Certificate issued
2015-08-06
Airworthiness date
1995-08-11
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABA5FD
Mode S (octal)
52722775
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-08-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N85LD.
  • 1995-08-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1985
    Manufactured (1985).
Overview

About N85LD

N85LD is a 1985 Homebuilt Long-Ez, serial number 435. It is registered to an individual in Grimes, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 6, 2015 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-200 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 11, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N85LD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N85LD.

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.