# N17DR: 2004 Eckberg D R/Marr R RUTAN DEFIANT, registration cancelled 2021-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Eckberg D R/Marr R RUTAN DEFIANT](https://openairdocs.org/model/eckberg-d-r-marr-r-rutan-defiant) (registry code 05615XL)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7007
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 1, 2004
- Certificate issued: August 19, 2003
- Last registry action: August 15, 2017
- Mode S code: A1172F
- Owners when cancelled: [Eckberg Donald R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ECKBERG%20DONALD%20R), [Marr Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARR%20RICHARD)
- Location: [Burlington, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Burlington)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7491° N, 72.9487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06013, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17DR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17DR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17DR-2021-07-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Eckberg D R/Marr R RUTAN DEFIANT: https://openairdocs.org/model/eckberg-d-r-marr-r-rutan-defiant.md

## NTSB investigations (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 (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),…

## Other aircraft with N17DR

- [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)

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