Single-engine piston

N98LD

2022 Homebuilt Velocity XLRG-5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2022
Serial
3RX 158
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Gm LS3
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Watson Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Gaines, MI
Registration record

N98LD on the FAA register

Type
2022 Homebuilt Velocity XLRG-5
Serial
3RX 158
Engines
Gm LS3
Registered owner
Watson Aviation LLC
Gaines, MI
Certificate issued
2025-09-24
Airworthiness date
2022-08-11
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ADA9C9
Mode S (octal)
53324711
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Velocity Inc VELOCITY XLRG-5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N98LD.
  • 2022-08-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N98LD

N98LD is a 2022 Homebuilt Velocity XLRG-5, serial number 3RX 158. The FAA register lists Watson Aviation LLC as the registrant in Gaines, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 24, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Gm LS3 engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 11, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N98LD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N98LD.

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

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