# N217DB: Rice R P / Rice J E RP1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rice R P / Rice J E RP1](https://openairdocs.org/model/rice-r-p-rice-j-e-rp1) (registry code 05618NC, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Ford CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ford-conversion) (registry code 26701)
- Serial number: 1
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 22, 1996
- Certificate issued: January 3, 2017
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A1D3D0
- Registered owner: [Bauer Dereck R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAUER%20DERECK%20R)
- Location: [Springfield, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Springfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0585° N, 123.0116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97477, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=217DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N217DB

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 (Rice R P / Rice J E RP1)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Ford CONVERSION)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N217DB.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N217DB.

## 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 N217DB

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N217DB before.

- [Cancelled 1999-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N217DB-1999-05-20): Brown Daniel EARLY BIRD JENNY, S/N DB-1. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Brown Daniel H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20DANIEL%20H), [Vidalia, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Vidalia)

## Related

- Other Rice R P / Rice J E RP1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rice-r-p-rice-j-e-rp1/aircraft.md
- The Ford CONVERSION engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/ford-conversion.md

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