Single-engine piston

N217AS

1977 Homebuilt Sportsman VJ22

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
267
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Raymond, NH
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Registration record

N217AS on the FAA register

Type
1977 Homebuilt Sportsman VJ22
Serial
267
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Raymond, NH
Certificate issued
2012-07-25
Airworthiness date
1979-10-09
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A1D394
Mode S (octal)
50351624
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-07-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N217AS to the current registrant.
  • 2010-04-08
    N217AS previously assigned to a Embraer EMB-120RT (s/n 120.011); cancelled.
  • 1979-10-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N217AS

N217AS is a 1977 Homebuilt Sportsman VJ22, serial number 267. It is registered to an individual in Raymond, New Hampshire. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 25, 2012 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 9, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N217AS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-04-09 Accident · Gadsden, AL Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ATL90FA095A
Reported aircraft: Embraer EMB-120 — a different aircraft that carried the N217AS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN THEIR FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE SUN'S GLARE, WHICH RESTRICTED THE VISION OF THE CESSNA 172 PILOT.

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.