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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N4917B

N4917B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech C-50. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 23, 1990. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Beech C-50 cancelled July 23, 1990

Serial number
CH315
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N4917B

BFO89FA074Accident on August 27, 1989 at Hagerstown, MD: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech C50 · serial CH-315

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AS A RESULT OF SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AFTER INTENTIONALLY FLYING INTO INSTRUMENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S OVER CONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY AND THE OBSCURED WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH EXISTED.

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