Single-engine piston

N959AD

1952 Homebuilt AD-4N

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1952
Serial
126959
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright R3350-26WD
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
East Iowa Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Bennett, IA
Registration record

N959AD on the FAA register

Type
1952 Homebuilt AD-4N
Serial
126959
Engines
Wright R3350-26WD
Registered owner
East Iowa Air Inc
Bennett, IA
Certificate issued
2013-10-24
Airworthiness date
2007-05-22
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AD561A
Mode S (octal)
53253032
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-10-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N959AD.
  • 2007-05-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1952
    Manufactured (1952).
Overview

About N959AD

N959AD is a 1952 Homebuilt AD-4N, serial number 126959. The FAA register lists East Iowa Air Inc as the registrant in Bennett, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 24, 2013 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Wright R3350-26WD engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated May 22, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N959AD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N959AD.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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