Single-engine piston

N985GC

Homebuilt Alley Cat 1

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
AC007
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Omega 1 Corp (Corporation)
Based
Middletown, DE
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Registration record

N985GC on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Alley Cat 1
Serial
AC007
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Omega 1 Corp
Middletown, DE
Certificate issued
2024-03-13
Airworthiness date
2001-05-02
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ADBE50
Mode S (octal)
53337120
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N985GC.
  • 2007-05-19
    Accident at Fairhope, AL; damage: substantial.
  • 2001-05-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N985GC

N985GC is a Homebuilt Alley Cat 1, serial number AC007. The FAA register lists Omega 1 Corp as the registrant in Middletown, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 13, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 2, 2001.

N985GC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2007-05-19 Accident · Fairhope, AL Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · MIA07CA100
Reported aircraft: Hillery W. Grice Alley Cat 1
Probable cause: The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain terrain clearance while completing a loop at an airshow, resulting in impact with the runway.

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.