Single-engine piston

N1697

1991 Homebuilt Great Lakes 2T-1A-2W

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1991
Serial
001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
R & W Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Owasso, OK
Registration record

N1697 on the FAA register

Type
1991 Homebuilt Great Lakes 2T-1A-2W
Serial
001
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
R & W Aviation LLC
Owasso, OK
Certificate issued
2022-07-09
Airworthiness date
1991-12-27
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A1166A
Mode S (octal)
50213152
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-07-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N1697 to the current registrant.
  • 1991-12-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1970-06-26
    N1697 previously assigned to a Homebuilt B-8 (s/n 127672590); cancelled.
  • 1929-01-29
    N1697 previously assigned to a Homebuilt JN4D (s/n I-573); cancelled.
Overview

About N1697

N1697 is a 1991 Homebuilt Great Lakes 2T-1A-2W, serial number 001. The FAA register lists R & W Aviation LLC as the registrant in Owasso, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 9, 2022 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 27, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1697. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-08-24 Accident · Santa Rosa,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2998
Reported aircraft: Bensen B-8 — a different aircraft that carried the N1697 registration before this airframe.
1968-03-16 Accident · Adelanto,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0530
Reported aircraft: Bensen B-8 — a different aircraft that carried the N1697 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PWR PLT-DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP DIAPHRAGM.
1967-03-02 Accident · Fontana,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0082
Reported aircraft: Bensen B-8 — a different aircraft that carried the N1697 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: SS,ENGINE SEIZED. NO.3 PISTON FAILED.

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.