N39MAValentin Gmbh TAIFUN 17E
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Mar 4, 2023.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Last registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Laguna Beach, CA
- Certificate issued
- Nov 13, 2013
- Canceled
- Mar 4, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Exhibition
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 19, 1985
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Valentin Gmbh
- Model
- TAIFUN 17E
- Serial number
- 1066
- Aircraft type
- Glider
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 2
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A48184
Engine
- Make and model
- Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
- Type
- Reciprocating
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2013 – 2023Individual ownerLaguna Beach, CA
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-20-10 | Valentin GmbH & Co. Taifun 17E Sailplanes | Nov 24, 2004 | Airframe (TAIFUN 17E)Only with: Excludes sailplanes where Service Bulletin 23-818 has been complied with. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026