N2017A — 2007 Airborne EDGE X

Aircraft record

Serial number

582-587

Manufacturer

Airborne

Model

EDGE X

Year

2007

Category

Weight-shift-control

Engine

Rotax 582ul

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N2017A →

Accident & incident history

1. CEN14CA532Sep 1, 2014Willow Springs, MOMinor

   The pilot's loss of control after the weight-shift-control aircraft encountered low-level wind shear shortly before touchdown. Also causal to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight weather assessment that failed to correctly determine the actual location and speed of the approaching line of thunderstorms.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 2007 Airborne EDGE X).

1. Nov 5, 2022deregistered — Vokac James W

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N2017A was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 2007 Airborne EDGE X above.

• until Sep 13, 1999American Blimp Corp A-60+ (s/n 03)

Frequently asked

Has N2017A been in an accident?

Yes. N2017A appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2014.

What kind of aircraft is N2017A?

N2017A is a 2007 Airborne EDGE X (weight-shift-control), serial number 582-587.