Single-engine piston

N57KS

2005 Homebuilt Defiant

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
86
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Reston, VA
Registration record

N57KS on the FAA register

Type
2005 Homebuilt Defiant
Serial
86
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Reston, VA
Certificate issued
2005-08-05
Airworthiness date
2005-10-12
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A74D02
Mode S (octal)
51646402
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-10-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2005-08-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N57KS.
Overview

About N57KS

N57KS is a 2005 Homebuilt Defiant, serial number 86. It is registered to an individual in Reston, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 5, 2005 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 12, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N57KS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N57KS.

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.