Single-engine piston

N9QB

1975 Homebuilt Steen Skybolt

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
BE1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Northern Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Palmer, AK
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Registration record

N9QB on the FAA register

Type
1975 Homebuilt Steen Skybolt
Serial
BE1
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Northern Aviation LLC
Palmer, AK
Certificate issued
2015-09-18
Airworthiness date
1982-05-14
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC6BDA
Mode S (octal)
53065732
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-09-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N9QB.
  • 1982-05-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1975
    Manufactured (1975).
Overview

About N9QB

N9QB is a 1975 Homebuilt Steen Skybolt, serial number BE1. The FAA register lists Northern Aviation LLC as the registrant in Palmer, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 18, 2015 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 14, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9QB. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-11-17 Accident · Carson City, NV Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX91DXQ01
Reported aircraft: Pitts S-1E — a different aircraft that carried the N9QB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AND THE ABRUPT PULLUP TO A PREMATURE TAKEOFF.
1980-09-20 Accident · Warm Spgs Vly,Nv, 28 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2718
Reported aircraft: Pitts S-1E — a different aircraft that carried the N9QB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: N.LOST FUEL PRES DRG FLT.CARB DIAPHRAMS DISTORTED.

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.