Light jet

N171LA

1959 Federal Aircraft Factory DH115 Vampire MK55

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1959
Serial
989
Class
Light jet
Engines
Dehav Eng GOBLIN MK 35
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vampire Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N171LA on the FAA register

Type
1959 Federal Aircraft Factory DH115 Vampire MK55
Serial
989
Engines
Dehav Eng GOBLIN MK 35
Registered owner
Vampire Aviation LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2019-02-06
Airworthiness date
2020-05-10
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A11DDF
Mode S (octal)
50216737
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-05-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2019-02-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N171LA.
  • 1959
    Manufactured (1959).
Overview

About N171LA

N171LA is a 1959 Federal Aircraft Factory DH115 Vampire MK55, serial number 989. The FAA register lists Vampire Aviation LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 6, 2019 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, one Dehav Eng GOBLIN MK 35 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated May 10, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N171LA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N171LA.

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.