Weight-shift trike

N6173B

2005 Homebuilt Navajo

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
001
Class
Weight-shift trike
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Trussville, AL
Registration record

N6173B on the FAA register

Type
2005 Homebuilt Navajo
Serial
001
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Trussville, AL
Certificate issued
2007-09-18
Airworthiness date
2008-01-18
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A80B82
Mode S (octal)
52005602
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-01-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2007-09-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N6173B to the current registrant.
  • 2005
    Manufactured (2005).
  • 1972-03-06
    N6173B previously assigned to a Cessna 182A Skylane / 182 Skylane (s/n 34173); cancelled.
Overview

About N6173B

N6173B is a 2005 Homebuilt Navajo, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Trussville, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 18, 2007 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a weight-shift trike, one Rotax 503 DCDI engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated January 18, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6173B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-01-18 Accident · Octavia,Okla, 36 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0298
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182A — a different aircraft that carried the N6173B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TOTAL HRS 12/21/71.VFR FLT INTO MTN TRRN AT NIGHT.

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.