Glider

N90857

1965 Bolkow Phoebus B-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
715
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kennedy Michael R + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Los Angeles, CA
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Registration record

N90857 on the FAA register

Type
1965 Bolkow Phoebus B-1
Serial
715
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Kennedy Michael R + 1 co-owner
Los Angeles, CA
Certificate issued
2021-10-01
Airworthiness date
2008-06-14
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
AC900B
Mode S (octal)
53110013
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-10-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N90857 to the current registrant.
  • 2008-06-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
  • 1995-05-12
    N90857 previously assigned to a Convair 340 (s/n 82); cancelled.
  • 1965
    Manufactured (1965).
Overview

About N90857

N90857 is a 1965 Bolkow Phoebus B-1, serial number 715. The FAA register lists Kennedy Michael R + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Los Angeles, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 1, 2021 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated June 14, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N90857. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1962-10-24 Accident · Pierre,S Dak, 41 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 1 0056
Reported aircraft: Convair 340 — a different aircraft that carried the N90857 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: UCTURE. LND AT DEST OK.

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.