Single-engine piston

N431RA

1990 Homebuilt Rutan Defiant

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1990
Serial
31
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Gardena, CA
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Registration record

N431RA on the FAA register

Type
1990 Homebuilt Rutan Defiant
Serial
31
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gardena, CA
Certificate issued
2022-11-24
Airworthiness date
2026-07-27
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A5284D
Mode S (octal)
51224115
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2022-11-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N431RA.
  • 1990
    Manufactured (1990).
Overview

About N431RA

N431RA is a 1990 Homebuilt Rutan Defiant, serial number 31. It is registered to an individual in Gardena, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 24, 2022 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 27, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N431RA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N431RA.

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.