Weight-shift trike

N227R

2004 Homebuilt FIB 582

Registered No accidents on file

Built

2004

Serial

0431132

Class

Weight-shift trike

Engines

Rotax 582DCDI

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Individual · sign in to see

Based

Tampa, FL

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Registration record

N227R on the FAA register

Type

2004 Homebuilt FIB 582

Serial

0431132

Engines

Rotax 582DCDI

Registered owner

Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in

Tampa, FL

Certificate issued

2014-10-23

Airworthiness date

2007-12-18

Registration expires

2027-10-31

Airworthiness class

Experimental · light-sport

Mode S (hex)

A1FC79

Mode S (octal)

50376171

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2027-10-31
Registration expires (renewal due).
2014-10-23
Certificate of registration issued as N227R.
2007-12-18
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
2004
Manufactured (2004).

Overview

About N227R

N227R is a 2004 Homebuilt FIB 582, serial number 0431132. It is registered to an individual in Tampa, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 23, 2014 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a weight-shift trike, one Rotax 582DCDI engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated December 18, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N227R. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-08-14 Accident · Lexington, KY Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC97LA165

Reported aircraft: Dassault DA-20 — a different aircraft that carried the N227R registration before this airframe.

Probable cause: The pilot misjudged distance and altitude to the runway after transition from an instrument approach to a visual approach. Factors related to the accident were the rain, and uphill runway conditions at a dark night.

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.