Single-engine piston

N85Y

1960 Homebuilt C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1960
Serial
SB-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Tyler, TX
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Registration record

N85Y on the FAA register

Type
1960 Homebuilt C
Serial
SB-1
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Tyler, TX
Certificate issued
2015-06-30
Airworthiness date
1996-12-13
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABA725
Mode S (octal)
52723445
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-06-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N85Y.
  • 1996-12-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1960
    Manufactured (1960).
Overview

About N85Y

N85Y is a 1960 Homebuilt C, serial number SB-1. It is registered to an individual in Tyler, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 30, 2015 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 13, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N85Y. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-07-22 Accident · Plymouth,Mich, 22 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2132
Reported aircraft: Baby Ace C — a different aircraft that carried the N85Y registration before this airframe.

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.