Single-engine piston

N32173

1994 Homebuilt J-BIRD II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1994
Serial
001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Livingston, TX
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Registration record

N32173 on the FAA register

Type
1994 Homebuilt J-BIRD II
Serial
001
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Livingston, TX
Certificate issued
2010-08-27
Airworthiness date
1994-09-15
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A37570
Mode S (octal)
50672560
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-08-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N32173 to the current registrant.
  • 1994-09-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1991-01-24
    N32173 previously assigned to a Piper Arrow II (s/n 28R7535031); cancelled.
  • 1948-08-20
    N32173 previously assigned to a Waco UPF-7 (s/n 5805); cancelled.
Overview

About N32173

N32173 is a 1994 Homebuilt J-BIRD II, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Livingston, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 27, 2010 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 15, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N32173.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N32173.

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.