Single-engine piston

N1517S

2015 Homebuilt Sonex

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
SNX1517
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Aeroconver AEROVEE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Frankston, TX
Registration record

N1517S on the FAA register

Type
2015 Homebuilt Sonex
Serial
SNX1517
Engines
Aeroconver AEROVEE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Frankston, TX
Certificate issued
2015-03-18
Airworthiness date
2015-10-08
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0D144
Mode S (octal)
50150504
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Sonex Aircraft Llc SONEX
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-10-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2015-03-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N1517S to the current registrant.
  • 2006-08-09
    N1517S previously assigned to a Schweizer 300CBI Piston Helicopters / 269C-1 Piston Helicopters / 300CB Piston Helicopters (s/n 0242); cancelled.
  • 2002-02-06
    N1517S previously assigned to a Balloon Works Firefly 7-B (s/n 11077); cancelled.
Overview

About N1517S

N1517S is a 2015 Homebuilt Sonex, serial number SNX1517. It is registered to an individual in Frankston, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 18, 2015 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Aeroconver AEROVEE engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 8, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1517S.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1517S.

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.