Aircraft Description
N500F is a 1960 Bowers FLY-BABY 1A, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Museum of Flight Foundation in Seattle, WA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 20, 1982. The registration certificate was issued on September 18, 2006. The registration is set to expire on May 31, 2028. Powered by a Cont Motor C85 SERIES engine producing 85 horsepower, N500F is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A63A6D (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N500F was last updated on May 12, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Bowers is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 21 Bowers aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the FLY-BABY 1A model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N500F. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC