Single-engine piston

N873X

Homebuilt Steen Skybolt

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Las Vegas, NV
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Registration record

N873X on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Steen Skybolt
Serial
1
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Las Vegas, NV
Certificate issued
2025-08-07
Airworthiness date
1980-01-04
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC0388
Mode S (octal)
53001610
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N873X.
  • 1980-01-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N873X

N873X is a Homebuilt Steen Skybolt, serial number 1. It is registered to an individual in Las Vegas, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 7, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated January 4, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N873X. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-05-26 Accident · Santa Maria, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR24LA160
Reported aircraft: Steen Skybolt — a different aircraft that carried the N873X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during approach for reasons that could not be determined.
NTSB report ↗

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.