N117V is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beer Arthur Lee A L B SPECIAL built in 1995. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 13, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Beer Arthur Lee A L B SPECIAL cancelled April 13, 2017
- Serial number
- 1
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1995
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 6, 2008
- Last FAA action
- May 6, 2008
- Last owner
- Beer Arthur Lee (Individual)
Santa Rosa, CA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Monocoupe 90 cancelled June 10, 1948
- Serial number
- 626
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 28, 1947
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Jones Norman Et Al (Partnership)
Coffeyville, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N117V
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Arthur Lee Beer ALB Special · serial 1
The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing roll.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206B · serial 1453
PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MAIN ROTOR RPM WHILE EXECUTING AN AUTOROTATION WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW AUTOROTATION PROCEDURES AFTER THE REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site