Weight-shift trike

N5617M

2005 Homebuilt Wildcat

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
2005DR
Class
Weight-shift trike
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
La Puente, CA
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Registration record

N5617M on the FAA register

Type
2005 Homebuilt Wildcat
Serial
2005DR
Engines
Rotax 582SER
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
La Puente, CA
Certificate issued
2023-03-02
Airworthiness date
2008-08-10
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A72DFA
Mode S (octal)
51626772
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).
  • 2023-03-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N5617M to the current registrant.
  • 2008-08-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2005
    Manufactured (2005).
  • 1963-03-06
    N5617M previously assigned to a Taylorcraft BC12D-85 (s/n 12017); cancelled.
Overview

About N5617M

N5617M is a 2005 Homebuilt Wildcat, serial number 2005DR. It is registered to an individual in La Puente, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 2, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a weight-shift trike, one Rotax 582SER engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated August 10, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5617M.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5617M.

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.