Twin piston

N171D

2020 Homebuilt Rutan Defiant

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
155
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Delaware, OH
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Registration record

N171D on the FAA register

Type
2020 Homebuilt Rutan Defiant
Serial
155
Engines
2 × Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Delaware, OH
Certificate issued
2020-08-15
Airworthiness date
2020-12-30
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A11D2F
Mode S (octal)
50216457
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-12-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2020-08-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N171D to the current registrant.
  • 2013-07-16
    N171D previously assigned to a Beechcraft E55 Baron (s/n TE-1000); cancelled.
Overview

About N171D

N171D is a 2020 Homebuilt Rutan Defiant, serial number 155. It is registered to an individual in Delaware, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 15, 2020 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engines and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 30, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N171D. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-11-26 Accident · Elkhart,In, 14 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4024
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft E-55 — a different aircraft that carried the N171D registration before this airframe.

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.