Single-engine piston

N1701B

2007 Homebuilt Drifter XP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2007
Serial
1107
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kedish Kirk + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Helena, MT
Registration record

N1701B on the FAA register

Type
2007 Homebuilt Drifter XP
Serial
1107
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Registered owner
Kedish Kirk + 1 co-owner
Helena, MT
Certificate issued
2021-12-06
Airworthiness date
2009-11-24
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A11BAA
Mode S (octal)
50215652
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-12-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N1701B to the current registrant.
  • 2009-11-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2007
    Manufactured (2007).
  • 1996-10-02
    N1701B previously assigned to a Homebuilt Challenger (s/n CW0540); cancelled.
  • 1980-08-21
    N1701B previously assigned to a Boeing/Stearman A75 N1 / PT-17 Kaydet (s/n 755712); cancelled.
Overview

About N1701B

N1701B is a 2007 Homebuilt Drifter XP, serial number 1107. The FAA register lists Kedish Kirk + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Helena, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 6, 2021 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 503 DCDI engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated November 24, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1701B.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1701B.

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.