Single-engine piston

N949TS

2018 Homebuilt Roadrunner

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2018
Serial
0818
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360-B1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Portola, CA
Registration record

N949TS on the FAA register

Type
2018 Homebuilt Roadrunner
Serial
0818
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360-B1A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Portola, CA
Certificate issued
2018-08-27
Airworthiness date
2018-10-10
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AD3051
Mode S (octal)
53230121
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-01-29
    Accident at Truckee, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 2018-10-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2018-08-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N949TS.
Overview

About N949TS

N949TS is a 2018 Homebuilt Roadrunner, serial number 0818. It is registered to an individual in Portola, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 27, 2018 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming HIO-360-B1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 10, 2018.

N949TS has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2019-01-29 Accident · Truckee, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA19CA120
Reported aircraft: Emmet Smith Roadrunner
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot s improper decision to allow the airplane to exit the runway onto a snow-covered field, which resulted in a nose-over.

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.