Light jet

N172LA

1957 Homebuilt Vampire

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1957
Serial
BY-385
Class
Light jet
Engines
Dehav Eng GOBLIN MK 35
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vampire Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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Registration record

N172LA on the FAA register

Type
1957 Homebuilt Vampire
Serial
BY-385
Engines
Dehav Eng GOBLIN MK 35
Registered owner
Vampire Aviation LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2024-03-07
Airworthiness date
2019-09-09
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A12196
Mode S (octal)
50220626
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N172LA.
  • 2019-09-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1957
    Manufactured (1957).
Overview

About N172LA

N172LA is a 1957 Homebuilt Vampire, serial number BY-385. The FAA register lists Vampire Aviation LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 7, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, one Dehav Eng GOBLIN MK 35 engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated September 9, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N172LA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N172LA.

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.