# N17DR: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: July 27, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17DR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17DR

## Aircraft that carried N17DR

- [Cancelled 2021-07-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17DR-2021-07-27): Eckberg D R/Marr R RUTAN DEFIANT, S/N 7007, built 2004. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Eckberg Donald R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ECKBERG%20DONALD%20R), [Burlington, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Burlington)
- [Cancelled 2000-05-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17DR-2000-05-05): Robinson VARIEZE, S/N 1143. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Maestas Charles A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAESTAS%20CHARLES%20A), [Buhl, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Buhl)

## NTSB investigations on N17DR (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA18FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA189), Jul 12, 2018: Rutan Defiant (N17DR), Plainville, CT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during climb for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N17DR (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20180712011009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180712011009A), Jul 12, 2018: Eckberg D R/Marr R RUTAN DEFIANT (N17DR), Plainville, CT, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On July 12, 2018, about 10:42 eastern daylight time, a Rutan Defiant, N17DR, impacted terrain while in a traffic pattern at Robertson field airport (4B8),…

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