# N2117: 1970 Faler Miniplane VRF-1, registration cancelled 2017-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Faler Miniplane VRF-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/faler-miniplane-vrf-1) (registry code 83501DA)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4430233
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Certificate issued: November 1, 1968
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A1C086
- Owner when cancelled: [Faler Vernon R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FALER%20VERNON%20R)
- Location: [Garden Grove, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Garden%20Grove)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7788° N, 117.9605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garden Grove, CA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2117
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2117
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2117-2017-10-28

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 Faler Miniplane VRF-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/faler-miniplane-vrf-1.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 DEN72FQA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FQA08), Jul 29, 1971: Miniplane Faler (N2117), Gallup, NM, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N2117

- [Cancelled 1930-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2117-1930-03-14): Curtiss STANDARD J-1, S/N 1. Owner: [Hopper Archie](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOPPER%20ARCHIE), [San Rafael, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Rafael)

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