Single-engine piston

N171W

2009 Homebuilt Sonerai II L

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
01249
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotorway RW-100 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Elmore, OH
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Registration record

N171W on the FAA register

Type
2009 Homebuilt Sonerai II L
Serial
01249
Engines
Rotorway RW-100 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Elmore, OH
Certificate issued
2008-10-16
Airworthiness date
2010-04-11
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A11ED8
Mode S (octal)
50217330
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-04-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2009
    Manufactured (2009).
  • 2008-10-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N171W to the current registrant.
  • 1981-10-15
    N171W previously assigned to a Beechcraft C55 Baron / 95-55 (s/n TE-26); cancelled.
  • 1931-12-09
    N171W previously assigned to a Homebuilt Woodard PRIM Glider (s/n 1); cancelled.
Overview

About N171W

N171W is a 2009 Homebuilt Sonerai II L, serial number 01249. It is registered to an individual in Elmore, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 16, 2008 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotorway RW-100 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 11, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N171W. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-10-29 Accident · Canisteo,Ny, 32 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3723
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 95-C55 — a different aircraft that carried the N171W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PRVDD FA DRG ENRTH RADIO CONTACT.GENL DISINTGRATN.
1975-06-21 Accident · Crystal Lake,Il, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2474
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft B95 — a different aircraft that carried the N171W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: DIVERTED TO OTR ACFT THAT CUT IN FRONT OF HIS.

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.