Single-engine piston

N117D

2012 Homebuilt Bearhawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2012
Serial
795
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540-A4D5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hans Wolfgang Grotendiek Lc (LLC)
Based
Dorr, MI
Registration record

N117D on the FAA register

Type
2012 Homebuilt Bearhawk
Serial
795
Engines
Lycoming O-540-A4D5
Registered owner
Hans Wolfgang Grotendiek Lc
Dorr, MI
Certificate issued
2011-08-25
Airworthiness date
2012-08-28
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0467F
Mode S (octal)
50043177
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-08-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2011-08-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N117D to the current registrant.
  • 2008-11-13
    N117D previously assigned to a Piper PA-44-180T (s/n 44-8107044); cancelled.
Overview

About N117D

N117D is a 2012 Homebuilt Bearhawk, serial number 795. The FAA register lists Hans Wolfgang Grotendiek Lc as the registrant in Dorr, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 25, 2011 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540-A4D5 engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 28, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N117D.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N117D.

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

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