# N1701B: 2007 Maxair DRIFTER XP

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Maxair DRIFTER XP](https://openairdocs.org/model/maxair-drifter-xp) (registry code 05902HR, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 503 DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (registry code 55566)
- Serial number: 1107
- Year built: 2007
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: November 24, 2009
- Certificate issued: December 6, 2021
- Expires: December 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A11BAA
- Registered owners: [Kedish Kirk](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KEDISH%20KIRK), [Hibbs Darcy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIBBS%20DARCY)
- Location: [Helena, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Helena)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 46.7269° N, 111.9083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59602, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1701B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1701B

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Maxair DRIFTER XP)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 503 DCDI)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N1701B.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N1701B.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N1701B

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1701B before.

- [Cancelled 1996-10-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1701B-1996-10-02): Phillips S R / Middendorf J P CHALLENGER, S/N CW0540. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Phillips Scott R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHILLIPS%20SCOTT%20R), [Quincy, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Quincy)
- [Cancelled 1980-08-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1701B-1980-08-21): Boeing A75N1, S/N 755712, built 1953. Owner: [Best Don](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEST%20DON), [Mcallen, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mcallen)

## Related

- Other Maxair DRIFTER XP aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/maxair-drifter-xp/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 503 DCDI engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi.md

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