Aircraft Description
N85BU is a 1940 Dornier BU 133, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Martin James D in Graford, TX. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 11, 2002. The registration certificate was issued on February 18, 2020. The registration is set to expire on February 28, 2030. Powered by a Siemens SH14 engine producing 113 horsepower, N85BU is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABA52B (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N85BU was last updated on October 7, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Dornier is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 82 Dornier aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the BU 133 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N85BU. 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: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC