Weight-shift trike

N21427

1998 Homebuilt TWIN

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
100452
Class
Weight-shift trike
Engines
Rotax 503 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Groveland, CA
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Registration record

N21427 on the FAA register

Type
1998 Homebuilt TWIN
Serial
100452
Engines
Rotax 503 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Groveland, CA
Certificate issued
2019-11-05
Airworthiness date
2008-01-15
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A1CB1C
Mode S (octal)
50345434
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-11-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N21427 to the current registrant.
  • 2008-01-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2005-04-14
    N21427 previously assigned to a Piper Seminole (s/n 44-7995050); cancelled.
  • 1998
    Manufactured (1998).
  • 1939-07-14
    N21427 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub (s/n 2269); cancelled.
Overview

About N21427

N21427 is a 1998 Homebuilt TWIN, serial number 100452. It is registered to an individual in Groveland, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 5, 2019 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a weight-shift trike, one Rotax 503 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated January 15, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N21427. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2005-03-06 Accident · Opa Locka, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA05CA072
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-44-180 — a different aircraft that carried the N21427 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The dual student's improper descent rate during a simulated engine failure and simulated forced landing and the CFI's inadequate remedial action which resulted in a hard landing.
1993-05-05 Incident · Daytona Beach, FL Damage: Minor NTSB · MIA93IA120
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-44-180 — a different aircraft that carried the N21427 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE DRAG LINK ASSEMBLY BOLT.

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.