N17638 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Eichman Ellis V AEROBAT III built in 1985. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 26, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N17638 is reserved by United Airlines INC since March 4, 2026. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on January 4, 2027.
Eichman Ellis V AEROBAT III cancelled November 26, 2014
- Serial number
- 1003
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1985
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- January 28, 1987
- Last FAA action
- June 3, 1994
- Last owner
- Eichman Ellis V (Individual)
Brownsville, TX - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Eichman Ellis V AEROBAT 1-A cancelled November 7, 1986
- Serial number
- 1
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 3, 1955
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Eichman Ellis V (Individual)
Brownsville, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N17638
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Eichman AEROBAT III · serial 1003
inadequate design by the pilot/builder/designer. Related factors were: the porpoise that was encountered by the pilot during the takeoff, and the subsequent jammed rudder.
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