Glider

N217SB

2019 Homebuilt LAK-17B Fes MINI

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2019
Serial
021
Class
Glider
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Birmingham, AL
Registration record

N217SB on the FAA register

Type
2019 Homebuilt LAK-17B Fes MINI
Serial
021
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Birmingham, AL
Certificate issued
2022-07-18
Airworthiness date
2019-10-26
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A1D515
Mode S (octal)
50352425
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-07-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N217SB to the current registrant.
  • 2019-10-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2001-07-11
    N217SB previously assigned to a Mitsubishi MU 2J (s/n 586); cancelled.
Overview

About N217SB

N217SB is a 2019 Homebuilt LAK-17B Fes MINI, serial number 021. It is registered to an individual in Birmingham, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 18, 2022 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated October 26, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N217SB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N217SB.

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.