Single-engine piston

N17CW

1977 Aviation Education Sonerai 1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
3CW-5
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Derby, KS
Registration record

N17CW on the FAA register

Type
1977 Aviation Education Sonerai 1
Serial
3CW-5
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Derby, KS
Certificate issued
1983-04-26
Airworthiness date
1979-10-22
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A1171B
Mode S (octal)
50213433
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1983-04-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N17CW.
  • 1979-10-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N17CW

N17CW is a 1977 Aviation Education Sonerai 1, serial number 3CW-5. It is registered to an individual in Derby, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 26, 1983 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Volkswagen CONVERSION engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 22, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N17CW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N17CW.

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.