Glider

N440WQ

1986 Valentin Taifun 17E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1986
Serial
1087
Class
Glider
Engines
Limbach L2400
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Ruther Glen, VA
Registration record

N440WQ on the FAA register

Type
1986 Valentin Taifun 17E
Serial
1087
Engines
Limbach L2400
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ruther Glen, VA
Certificate issued
2018-07-31
Airworthiness date
2015-06-29
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A54CA0
Mode S (octal)
51246240
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-07-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N440WQ.
  • 2015-06-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1986
    Manufactured (1986).
Overview

About N440WQ

N440WQ is a 1986 Valentin Taifun 17E, serial number 1087. It is registered to an individual in Ruther Glen, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 31, 2018 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider, one Limbach L2400 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated June 29, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N440WQ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N440WQ.

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.