Glider

N171XX

1978 Homebuilt Mini-Nimbus C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
103
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Westfield, MA
Registration record

N171XX on the FAA register

Type
1978 Homebuilt Mini-Nimbus C
Serial
103
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Westfield, MA
Certificate issued
2020-01-22
Airworthiness date
2001-05-08
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A11F07
Mode S (octal)
50217407
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-01-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N171XX.
  • 2001-05-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N171XX

N171XX is a 1978 Homebuilt Mini-Nimbus C, serial number 103. It is registered to an individual in Westfield, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 22, 2020 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated May 8, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N171XX.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N171XX.

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.