Twin piston

N771JS

1989 Homebuilt Rutan Defiant

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
004
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rhcp Inc (Corporation)
Based
Virginia Beach, VA
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Registration record

N771JS on the FAA register

Type
1989 Homebuilt Rutan Defiant
Serial
004
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Rhcp Inc
Virginia Beach, VA
Certificate issued
2007-08-02
Airworthiness date
1996-07-20
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AA6D97
Mode S (octal)
52466627
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-08-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N771JS.
  • 1996-07-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1989
    Manufactured (1989).
Overview

About N771JS

N771JS is a 1989 Homebuilt Rutan Defiant, serial number 004. The FAA register lists Rhcp Inc as the registrant in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 2, 2007 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming O-320 series engines and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 20, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N771JS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N771JS.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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