Weight-shift trike

N3117Y

2002 Homebuilt Aquilla

Registered No accidents on file

Built

2002

Serial

WA 942

Class

Weight-shift trike

Engines

Rotax 582DCDI

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Individual · sign in to see

Based

Encinitas, CA

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Registration record

N3117Y on the FAA register

Type

2002 Homebuilt Aquilla

Serial

WA 942

Engines

Rotax 582DCDI

Registered owner

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

Encinitas, CA

Certificate issued

2015-06-30

Airworthiness date

2007-09-27

Registration expires

2028-06-30

Airworthiness class

Experimental · light-sport

Mode S (hex)

A34DEC

Mode S (octal)

50646754

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2028-06-30
Registration expires (renewal due).
2015-06-30
Certificate of registration issued as N3117Y to the current registrant.
2007-09-27
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
2005-07-20
N3117Y previously assigned to a Cessna 182 Skylane / 182E Skylane (s/n 18254117); cancelled.
2002
Manufactured (2002).

Overview

About N3117Y

N3117Y is a 2002 Homebuilt Aquilla, serial number WA 942. It is registered to an individual in Encinitas, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 30, 2015 and expires on June 30, 2028.

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 September 27, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3117Y. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-09-19 Accident · Quilcene, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA93LA204

Reported aircraft: Cessna 182E — a different aircraft that carried the N3117Y registration before this airframe.

Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER AIRSPEED AND GLIDEPATH.

1989-11-09 Accident · Quilcene, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA90LA014

Reported aircraft: Cessna 182E — a different aircraft that carried the N3117Y registration before this airframe.

Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR TAILWIND CONDITIONS WHEN LANDING ON A SHORT WET RUNWAY.

1966-11-11 Accident · Tonasket Wash, 47 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4057

Reported aircraft: Cessna 182 — a different aircraft that carried the N3117Y registration before this airframe.

Probable cause: GHT INTO TREES BORDERING NARROW AIRSTRIP.

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.