Glider

N17BF

1985 Homebuilt HP-18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1985
Serial
BF-02
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Poplar Grove, IL
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Registration record

N17BF on the FAA register

Type
1985 Homebuilt HP-18
Serial
BF-02
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Poplar Grove, IL
Certificate issued
2022-04-26
Airworthiness date
1992-11-24
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A116F3
Mode S (octal)
50213363
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N17BF.
  • 1992-11-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1985
    Manufactured (1985).
Overview

About N17BF

N17BF is a 1985 Homebuilt HP-18, serial number BF-02. It is registered to an individual in Poplar Grove, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 26, 2022 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 24, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N17BF.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N17BF.

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.