Single-engine piston

N6170

2016 Homebuilt AA Nieuport 28

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2016
Serial
001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lansing, KS
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Registration record

N6170 on the FAA register

Type
2016 Homebuilt AA Nieuport 28
Serial
001
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lansing, KS
Certificate issued
2016-01-19
Airworthiness date
2016-02-22
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A80B17
Mode S (octal)
52005427
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Airdrome Aeroplanes NIEUPORT 28
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-07-18
    Accident at Basehor, KS; damage: destroyed.
  • 2016-02-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2016-01-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N6170 to the current registrant.
  • 1973-06-25
    N6170 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Mini-Hawk 1 (s/n MH-01); cancelled.
Overview

About N6170

N6170 is a 2016 Homebuilt AA Nieuport 28, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Lansing, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 19, 2016 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Volkswagen CONVERSION engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated February 22, 2016.

N6170 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2022-07-18 Accident · Basehor, KS Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ERA22FA320
Reported aircraft: Knight AA Nieuport 28
Probable cause: The pilot s incorrect installation of the left-wing strut, which resulted in a loss of airplane control during takeoff and a subsequent aerodynamic stall and spin from which the pilot could not recover.
1973-04-12 Accident · Chino,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1044
Reported aircraft: Mini Hawk 01 — a different aircraft that carried the N6170 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: P ANGLE. 1ST FLT IN TYPE.

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.