Single-engine piston

N889

1957 Homebuilt SA-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1957
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bridgeton, NJ
Registration record

N889 on the FAA register

Type
1957 Homebuilt SA-1
Serial
1
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bridgeton, NJ
Certificate issued
2026-06-30
Airworthiness date
1980-06-27
Registration expires
2033-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC3F43
Mode S (octal)
53037503
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N889 to the current registrant.
  • 1980-06-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1957
    Manufactured (1957).
  • 1933-02-10
    N889 previously assigned to a Homebuilt J-1 (s/n ECW-1); cancelled.
Overview

About N889

N889 is a 1957 Homebuilt SA-1, serial number 1. It is registered to an individual in Bridgeton, New Jersey. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 30, 2026 and expires on June 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 27, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N889.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N889.

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.