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N32517

N32517 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Dayton-Wright Co DH-4 built in 1918. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 28, 2024. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

N32517 is reserved by a private party since December 28, 2024. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Dayton-Wright Co DH-4 cancelled December 28, 2024

Serial number
12459
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1918
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
January 8, 2024
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Wichita, KS
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition

Johnson Don FISHER UL202 cancelled May 31, 2011

Serial number
044
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
N-number assigned as amateur-built, not registered, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
February 7, 1994
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N32517

ERA20CA168Accident on May 2, 2020 at Bowling Green, KY: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Dayton-Wright DH-4 · serial 12459

A primary control (aileron) system anomaly that progressively worsened during a test flight that resulted in a loss of control. The reason for the anomaly was not determined due to impact damage.

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