Single-engine piston

N86EM

1975 Homebuilt Bowers Fly Baby

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
2914
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A-75
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Des Moines, IA
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Registration record

N86EM on the FAA register

Type
1975 Homebuilt Bowers Fly Baby
Serial
2914
Engines
Continental A-75
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Des Moines, IA
Certificate issued
2012-03-22
Airworthiness date
2014-07-30
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABCCEE
Mode S (octal)
52746356
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-07-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2012-03-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N86EM.
  • 1975
    Manufactured (1975).
Overview

About N86EM

N86EM is a 1975 Homebuilt Bowers Fly Baby, serial number 2914. It is registered to an individual in Des Moines, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 22, 2012 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A-75 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 30, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N86EM.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N86EM.

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.