Aircraft Description
N85TX is a 1993 Akin Billy D BA-1, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Brown Judy C in Fredericksburg, TX. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on November 24, 1993. The registration certificate was issued on September 6, 2023. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2030. Powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engine producing 180 horsepower, N85TX is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABA6BE (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N85TX was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 29.8927, -97.8630 on April 8, 2025. The FAA registry record for N85TX was last updated on September 7, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Akin Billy D is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 Akin Billy D aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the BA-1 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N85TX. 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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Last updated: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC