Single-engine piston

N881

1985 Homebuilt Cassutt

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
CWH101
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Dearborn, MI
Registration record

N881 on the FAA register

Type
1985 Homebuilt Cassutt
Serial
CWH101
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Dearborn, MI
Certificate issued
2011-09-23
Airworthiness date
1989-08-31
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC218B
Mode S (octal)
53020613
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-09-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N881 to the current registrant.
  • 1989-08-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1985
    Manufactured (1985).
  • 1973-01-29
    N881 previously assigned to a Sikorsky S62A (s/n 62002); cancelled.
  • 1935-07-01
    N881 previously assigned to a Stinson SB-1 (s/n 30); cancelled.
Overview

About N881

N881 is a 1985 Homebuilt Cassutt, serial number CWH101. It is registered to an individual in Dearborn, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 23, 2011 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-200 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 31, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N881. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-07-22 Accident · Winn, MI Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · CHI92DEM04
Reported aircraft: Hauser, William C. Cassutt — a different aircraft that carried the N881 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE DITCH THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE LANDING ROLL PHASE OF A FORCED LANDING.

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.