Single-engine piston

N16FW

Homebuilt Rutan Defiant

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
28
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Harvard, IL
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Registration record

N16FW on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Rutan Defiant
Serial
28
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Harvard, IL
Certificate issued
2018-09-24
Airworthiness date
2000-07-25
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0EFE7
Mode S (octal)
50167747
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-09-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N16FW to the current registrant.
  • 2000-07-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1995-06-15
    N16FW previously assigned to a Homebuilt Hummel BIRD (s/n 756P); cancelled.
Overview

About N16FW

N16FW is a Homebuilt Rutan Defiant, serial number 28. It is registered to an individual in Harvard, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 24, 2018 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1D engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 25, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N16FW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N16FW.

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.