Single-engine piston

N72517

1980 Homebuilt Fokker DR-I

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
H-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Warner SCARAB series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Kalispell, MT
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Registration record

N72517 on the FAA register

Type
1980 Homebuilt Fokker DR-I
Serial
H-1
Engines
Warner SCARAB series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kalispell, MT
Certificate issued
2024-02-08
Airworthiness date
1983-07-19
Registration expires
2031-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A9B8BA
Mode S (octal)
52334272
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-02-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N72517 to the current registrant.
  • 1983-07-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
  • 1965-05-22
    N72517 previously assigned to a Cessna 140 (s/n 9687); cancelled.
Overview

About N72517

N72517 is a 1980 Homebuilt Fokker DR-I, serial number H-1. It is registered to co-owners in Kalispell, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 8, 2024 and expires on February 28, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Warner SCARAB series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 19, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N72517. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-02-23 Accident · Kalispell, MT Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · DEN90LA067
Reported aircraft: Heindenreich Fokker DR-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N72517 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL. HIS LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THIS AIRCRAFT WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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.