Single-engine piston

N85MH

Homebuilt Vpa

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
VPA-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Syracuse, IN
Registration record

N85MH on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Vpa
Serial
VPA-1
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Syracuse, IN
Certificate issued
2004-12-09
Airworthiness date
1986-07-17
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABA61A
Mode S (octal)
52723032
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-12-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N85MH.
  • 1986-07-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N85MH

N85MH is a Homebuilt Vpa, serial number VPA-1. It is registered to an individual in Syracuse, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 9, 2004 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Volkswagen CONVERSION engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 17, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N85MH.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N85MH.

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.