Single-engine piston

N117DA

2004 Homebuilt VM-1 Esqual

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
E180045
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Granbury, TX
Registration record

N117DA on the FAA register

Type
2004 Homebuilt VM-1 Esqual
Serial
E180045
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Granbury, TX
Certificate issued
2018-03-12
Airworthiness date
2004-11-04
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A04680
Mode S (octal)
50043200
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Esqual North America Llc VM-1 ESQUAL
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-03-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N117DA.
  • 2004-11-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N117DA

N117DA is a 2004 Homebuilt VM-1 Esqual, serial number E180045. It is registered to an individual in Granbury, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 12, 2018 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 4, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N117DA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N117DA.

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.