# N777MA: Valentin TAIFUN 17E

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Valentin TAIFUN 17E](https://openairdocs.org/model/valentin-taifun-17e) (registry code 9370100, 2 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G50EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G50EU) (Valentin GmbH & Co.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1038
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 19, 1985
- Certificate issued: September 9, 2016
- Expires: September 30, 2029
- Mode S code: AA841C
- Registered owner: [Bb Lsa Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BB%20LSA%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, 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=777MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777MA

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): 5 in force

### Matched by airframe (Valentin TAIFUN 17E)

- [AD 2004-20-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2004-20-10): Wing and fuselage side root ribs · Valentin Taifun 17E. Effective Nov 24, 2004
- [AD 2001-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2001-05-08): Central Wing Bolts · Valentin Taifun 17E. Effective Apr 13, 2001
- [AD 88-15-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/88-15-01): Stall Warning System · Valentin Taifun 17E. Effective Jul 14, 1988
- [AD 87-25-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/87-25-01): Welded Joints-Axles · Valentin Taifun 17E. Effective Dec 3, 1987
- [AD 87-06-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/87-06-01): Tailplane Front Mounting · Valentin Taifun 17E. Effective Mar 27, 1987

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N777MA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N777MA.

## 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 N777MA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N777MA before.

- [Cancelled 1977-04-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777MA-1977-04-18): Mitsubishi MU-2B-35, S/N 559. Owner: [Mu-2 Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MU-2%20CORP), [San Angelo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Angelo)

## Related

- Other Valentin TAIFUN 17E aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/valentin-taifun-17e/aircraft.md

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