Single-engine piston

N5617

2007 Homebuilt Glastar Sportsman

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2007
Serial
7090
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Brunswick, ME
Registration record

N5617 on the FAA register

Type
2007 Homebuilt Glastar Sportsman
Serial
7090
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Brunswick, ME
Certificate issued
2018-01-18
Airworthiness date
2007-10-19
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A72DEE
Mode S (octal)
51626756
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Glasair Aviation Llc GS-2 SPORTSMAN
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-01-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N5617.
  • 2009-06-22
    Accident at Coupeville, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 2007-10-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N5617

N5617 is a 2007 Homebuilt Glastar Sportsman, serial number 7090. It is registered to an individual in Brunswick, Maine. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 18, 2018 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 19, 2007.

N5617 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2009-06-22 Accident · Coupeville, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR09CA306
Reported aircraft: Jenkins Jack Glastar SP
Probable cause: The pilot s improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing on soft/grassy terrain.
1965-10-25 Incident · Yosemite,Calif, 05 Damage: Minor NTSB · 4 0037
Reported aircraft: Convair CV-990 — a different aircraft that carried the N5617 registration before this airframe.

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.