Single-engine piston

N85RS

1985 Homebuilt Christen Eagle II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
280
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Qualitair LLC Trustee (LLC)
Based
Michelstadt, DE
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Registration record

N85RS on the FAA register

Type
1985 Homebuilt Christen Eagle II
Serial
280
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Registered owner
Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt, DE
Certificate issued
2024-12-17
Airworthiness date
1985-08-22
Registration expires
2031-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABA687
Mode S (octal)
52723207
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-12-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N85RS.
  • 1985-08-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N85RS

N85RS is a 1985 Homebuilt Christen Eagle II, serial number 280. The FAA register lists Qualitair LLC Trustee as the registrant in Michelstadt. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 17, 2024 and expires on December 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 22, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N85RS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N85RS.

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.