Electric rotorcraft

N5917G

Homebuilt R-40

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1596A308940C421
Class
Electric rotorcraft
Engines
8
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Terraplex Ag LLC (LLC)
Based
Odebolt, IA
Registration record

N5917G on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt R-40
Serial
1596A308940C421
Engines
8
Registered owner
Terraplex Ag LLC
Odebolt, IA
Certificate issued
2026-06-10
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2033-06-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A7A472
Mode S (octal)
51722162
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N5917G to the current registrant.
  • 1984-01-03
    N5917G previously assigned to a Cessna 150K (s/n 15071417); cancelled.
Overview

About N5917G

N5917G is a Homebuilt R-40, serial number 1596A308940C421. The FAA register lists Terraplex Ag LLC as the registrant in Odebolt, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 10, 2026 and expires on June 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an electric rotorcraft.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5917G. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-06-05 Accident · Boynton Bch., FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA83LA162
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150K — a different aircraft that carried the N5917G registration before this airframe.
1970-01-15 Accident · Perkasie,Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0121
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N5917G 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.