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N217BM

Helfrich Robert J EDGE

Valid Arizona

N217BM is a Helfrich Robert J EDGE, a weight-shift aircraft with a two-stroke engine, built in 2003. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Yuma, Arizona. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 5, 2017 and expires on July 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for registered before jan 31, 2008, dated October 15, 2007.

Aircraft

Maker
Helfrich Robert J
Model
EDGE
Serial number
582-854
Type
Weight-shift control
Power
Two-cycle piston, 1 motor · Rotax 582SER · 65 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2003
Transponder code
A1D3A8 (octal 50351650)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 5, 2017
Expires
July 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 4, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Registered before Jan 31, 2008 · October 15, 2007
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00381569

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Ertl Gregory A
Type
Individual
Address
3309 S 14Th Ave
Yuma, AZ 85365-3927

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data