N172LA - 1957 Dehavilland Vampire Aircraft Registration

N172LA is a 1957 Dehavilland VAMPIRE, a single-engine turbo-jet aircraft registered to Vampire Aviation LLC in Wilmington, DE. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 9, 2019. The registration certificate was issued on March 7, 2024. The registration is set to expire on March 31, 2031. Powered by a Dehav Eng GOBLIN MK 35 engine producing 3100 pounds of thrust, N172LA is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A12196 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N172LA was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 37.0364, -113.5103 on June 3, 2025. The FAA registry record for N172LA was last updated on December 16, 2024. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

de Havilland Aircraft produced iconic aircraft from the Tiger Moth trainer to the Comet jetliner. de Havilland Canada's DHC-2 Beaver and DHC-6 Twin Otter remain among the most respected utility aircraft ever built. AviatorDB tracks 1,814 Dehavilland aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the VAMPIRE model.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N172LA. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.