Single-engine piston

N505K

2015 Homebuilt Drifter XP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
S 115
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Groveland, FL
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Registration record

N505K on the FAA register

Type
2015 Homebuilt Drifter XP
Serial
S 115
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Groveland, FL
Certificate issued
2011-03-08
Airworthiness date
2015-03-23
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A64D64
Mode S (octal)
51446544
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-03-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2011-03-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N505K to the current registrant.
  • 2008-06-17
    N505K previously assigned to a Cessna Citation 500 (s/n 500-0004); cancelled.
  • 1930-10-03
    N505K previously assigned to a Lockheed Vega 1 (s/n 83); cancelled.
Overview

About N505K

N505K is a 2015 Homebuilt Drifter XP, serial number S 115. It is registered to an individual in Groveland, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 8, 2011 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 582SER engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 23, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N505K. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2005-11-05 Accident · Houston, TX Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DFW06FA019
Reported aircraft: Cessna 500 — a different aircraft that carried the N505K registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane resulting in an inadvertent stall/mush. Contributing factors were the unsecured passenger door and the pilot's diverted attention.

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.