Weight-shift trike

N503DF

2009 Homebuilt Deerefly Trike

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
001
Class
Weight-shift trike
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Raleigh, NC
Registration record

N503DF on the FAA register

Type
2009 Homebuilt Deerefly Trike
Serial
001
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Raleigh, NC
Certificate issued
2023-05-29
Airworthiness date
2010-05-28
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A64566
Mode S (octal)
51442546
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N503DF to the current registrant.
  • 2010-05-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2009
    Manufactured (2009).
  • 2001-02-20
    N503DF previously assigned to a Homebuilt Quicksilver MXL IIHP (s/n 1149); cancelled.
Overview

About N503DF

N503DF is a 2009 Homebuilt Deerefly Trike, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Raleigh, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 29, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a weight-shift trike, one Rotax 503 DCDI engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 28, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N503DF.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N503DF.

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.