N219DF is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hildebrant Earl L DEFIANT RUTAN. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 20, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Hildebrant Earl L DEFIANT RUTAN cancelled May 20, 2015
- Serial number
- 039
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 26, 2002
- Last FAA action
- September 16, 2008
- Last owner
- Benson Gregory A (Individual)
Denver, CO - Airworthiness
- None on file
Ez Flyers Of Tennessee Inc RUTAN DEFIANT cancelled July 20, 1993
- Serial number
- 3462
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- October 31, 1988
- Last FAA action
- October 28, 1991
- Last owner
- Ez Flyers Of Tennessee INC (Corporation)
Collegedale, TN - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N219DF
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hildebrant Rutan Defiant · serial 039
The pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in the airplane overrunning the end of the runway during the aborted takeoff. A factor to the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane and the corn crop.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hildebrandt Rutan/Defiant · serial 039
the pilot's failure to use the checklist, resulting in his forgetting to lower the nose landing gear. Contributing factors included the pilot's attention being diverted by the loss of oil pressure on the rear engine due to a broken oil pressure sensor line, and a broken throttle cable on the front engine, requiring an airborne shutdown using the ignition switches.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hildebrandt Rutan/Defiant · serial 039
failure of the normal braking system, resulting in the airplane departing the end of the runway. A contributing factor was the airplane's slow acceleration during the takeoff roll.
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