N17DR is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Eckberg D R/Marr R RUTAN DEFIANT built in 2004. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 27, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Eckberg D R/Marr R RUTAN DEFIANT cancelled July 27, 2021
- Serial number
- 7007
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2004
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 19, 2003
- Last FAA action
- August 15, 2017
- Last owner
- Eckberg Donald R (Co-owned)
Burlington, CT - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Robinson VARIEZE cancelled May 5, 2000
- Serial number
- 1143
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- September 8, 1983
- Last FAA action
- March 14, 2000
- Last owner
- Maestas Charles A (Individual)
Buhl, ID - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N17DR
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Rutan DEFIANT · serial 7007
The pilot's loss of airplane control during climb for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site