Single-engine piston

N90459

2008 Homebuilt Maness Special

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
1-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
North Pole, AK
Registration record

N90459 on the FAA register

Type
2008 Homebuilt Maness Special
Serial
1-1
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
North Pole, AK
Certificate issued
2006-04-26
Airworthiness date
2008-05-06
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC8131
Mode S (octal)
53100461
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-05-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2006-04-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N90459 to the current registrant.
  • 2002-10-15
    N90459 previously assigned to a Weatherly 620B (s/n 1656); cancelled.
  • 1992-08-14
    N90459 previously assigned to a Sikorsky S-76A (s/n 760015); cancelled.
  • 1972-06-27
    N90459 previously assigned to a Hiller UH-12L4 (s/n 2517); cancelled.
Overview

About N90459

N90459 is a 2008 Homebuilt Maness Special, serial number 1-1. It is registered to an individual in North Pole, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 26, 2006 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 6, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N90459. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-02-23 Accident · Greenville, TN Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ATL86FA081
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22 — a different aircraft that carried the N90459 registration before this airframe.
1971-02-23 Accident · Morgan Hill,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0615
Reported aircraft: Hiller UH12L4 — a different aircraft that carried the N90459 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: BY FIRE.

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.