Weight-shift trike

N980WC

2008 Homebuilt Manta 503

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record

Built

2008

Serial

M503-08-002

Class

Weight-shift trike

Engines

Rotax 503DCSI

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Individual · sign in to see

Based

Poway, CA

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Registration record

N980WC on the FAA register

Type

2008 Homebuilt Manta 503

Serial

M503-08-002

Engines

Rotax 503DCSI

Registered owner

Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in

Poway, CA

Certificate issued

2022-12-31

Airworthiness date

2008-12-05

Registration expires

2029-12-31

Airworthiness class

Experimental · amateur-built

Mode S (hex)

ADAD1B

Mode S (octal)

53326433

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2029-12-31
Registration expires (renewal due).
2022-12-31
Certificate of registration issued as N980WC.
2020-07-09
Accident at Ramona, CA; damage: substantial.
2008-12-05
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).

Overview

About N980WC

N980WC is a 2008 Homebuilt Manta 503, serial number M503-08-002. It is registered to an individual in Poway, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 31, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a weight-shift trike, one Rotax 503DCSI engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 5, 2008.

N980WC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2020-07-09 Accident · Ramona, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR20CA255

Reported aircraft: Air Creation/Sides Rick A Manta 503

Probable cause: The solo student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent 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.