Beechcraft D17
127 on the U.S. register across 3 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1937 to 1955; half of them date from 1943 or earlier. Texas has the most (22). 40% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the D17 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- P&W R-985 Series (107), P&W Wjr-B-S-T (3), P & W R-985-An-14B (2)
- Seats
- 5
- Cruise speed
- about 158 mph
- Built of
- steel tube, wood and fabric · The Staggerwing: a welded steel-tube fuselage and wooden wings, all under fabric.
- Maker on the register
- Beech
- Registered
- earliest certificate June 21, 1965; newest May 21, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 56 | 44% |
| Corporation | 29 | 23% |
| LLC | 20 | 16% |
| Co-owned | 20 | 16% |
| Partnership | 1 | 0.8% |
| Non-citizen corporation | 1 | 0.8% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 27 with no year on file
Registration status
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 120 | 94% |
| None on file | 5 | 4% |
| Restricted | 1 | 0.8% |
| Multiple | 1 | 0.8% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| International Air Services INC Trustee | 6 |
| Eastern Stearman INC Trustee | 3 |
| Black Cat Aviation LLC | 2 |
| Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection INC | 1 |
| Wedell Williams Memorial Foundations | 1 |
| Webstrong Aviation LLC | 1 |
| Veruca Salt LLC | 1 |
| Tex-Ark Air CORP | 1 |
| Tak Air L3C | 1 |
| Sundale Aviation INC | 1 |
| Stearman Aviation INC | 1 |
| Staggerwing 265E LLC | 1 |
Fleet pages: International Air Services INC Trustee · Eastern Stearman INC Trustee · Black Cat Aviation LLC · Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection INC · Veruca Salt LLC · Sundale Aviation INC · Stearman Aviation INC
Accident history NTSB records · 17 cases since 1982, 1 fatal
The 8 most recent of 17 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Beechcraft D17 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
127 as of October 26, 2026, counting 3 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Beechcraft D17s?
Texas, with 22.
Who owns the Beechcraft D17?
40% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Beechcraft D17s on the register built?
Between 1937 and 1955; half of them in 1943 or earlier.
How many Beechcraft D17 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
17 accidents and incidents since 1982, 1 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Beechcraft D17 made of?
A welded steel-tube fuselage and wooden wings, all covered in fabric: the construction of the 1930s and 1940s, which makes wood rot and fabric age the inspection items. The Staggerwing: a welded steel-tube fuselage and wooden wings, all under fabric. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Beechcraft D17 the component layer
A welded steel-tube fuselage and wooden wings, all covered in fabric: the construction of the 1930s and 1940s, which makes wood rot and fabric age the inspection items. The Staggerwing: a welded steel-tube fuselage and wooden wings, all under fabric. The FAA has issued 2 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about fuel system. Operators and repair shops have filed 4 failure reports with the FAA since 2002, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 0.8 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is landing gear. 11 approved modifications exist for it, the most by S-Tec Corporation.
FAA orders 2 airworthiness directives · newest first
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel system | 1 | 50% |
| Engine | 1 | 50% |
Failure reports 4 since 2002 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 02 | 1 |
| 04 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 |
| 24 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Landing gear | 3 | 75% |
| Airframe structure | 1 | 25% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 18 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: system two (6), cowl support (3), century autopilot (3), autopilot (3), skyview hdx (1), fabric (1), century yaw (1).
Approved modifications 11 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
Latest
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the D17 links to the rest of the register
- Beechcraft 6 aircraft on the register
- Beechcraft D17S 124 registered
- Beechcraft D17R 2 registered
- Beechcraft D17A 1 registered
- Built of steel tube, wood and fabric · The Staggerwing: a welded steel-tube fuselage and wooden wings, all under fabric.
- Pratt & Whitney R-985 series 107 of these aircraft · 450 hp
- Pratt & Whitney WJR-B-S-T 3 of these aircraft · 450 hp
- Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B 2 of these aircraft · 400 hp
- Wright 975E&F-2&3 1 of these aircraft · 475 hp
- Pratt & Whitney WJR-A 1 of these aircraft · 300 hp
- Texas 22 of these aircraft
- California 14 of these aircraft
- Nevada 8 of these aircraft
- Florida 6 of these aircraft
- Virginia 5 of these aircraft
- International Air Services INC Trustee 6 of these aircraft
- Eastern Stearman INC Trustee 3 of these aircraft
- Black Cat Aviation LLC 2 of these aircraft
- Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection INC 1 of these aircraft
- Wedell Williams Memorial Foundations 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the D17 17 cases since 1982 · 1 fatal
- FAA orders naming the D17 2 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the D17 4 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the D17 11 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/beechcraft/d17.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 127
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N35E | Beech D17R |
Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2026-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N663 | Beech D17S |
Broken Arrow Crop Insurance INC Perryton, Texas |
Standard | 2026-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N295BS | Beech D17S |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N487CC | Beech D17S |
Jgm Aviation LLC Spring, Texas |
Standard | 2025-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5074N | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1196V | Beech D17S |
Webstrong Aviation LLC Conway, Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N248E | Beech D17S |
Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4013K | Beech D17S |
Co-owned owner California |
None on file | 2025-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28WK | Beech D17S |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2025-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63477 | Beech D17S |
Pikes Peak Flyers LLP Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67543 | Beech D17S |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2025-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27E | Beech D17S |
N27E LLC Chesapeake, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N617S | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N170S | Beech D17S |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16S | Beech D17S |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2025-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4417S | Beech D17S |
Planes of Fame Air Museum Chino, California |
Standard | 2025-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41344 | Beech D17S |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
None on file | 2024-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67738 | Beech D17S |
Hayden Aviation LLC Rhome, Texas |
Standard | 2024-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79484 | Beech D17S |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9463H | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67555 | Beech D17S |
Krl LLC Longview, Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N19482 | Beech D17S |
Pitts M12 LLC Warwick, Rhode Island |
Standard | 2024-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1184V | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17643 | Beech D17S |
Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2024-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N582 | Beech D17S |
1941 Historical Aircraft Group DBA Geneseo, New York |
Standard | 2024-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N991VB | Beech D17S |
Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9370H | Beech D17S |
Rath Aviation Services LLC Spearfish, South Dakota |
Standard | 2023-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5447N | Beech D17S |
Lady Mcgregor Aviation LLC Santa Teresa, New Mexico |
Standard | 2023-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9597H | Beech D17S |
Veruca Salt LLC Washington, Texas |
Standard | 2023-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61862 | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N848JD | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4HX | Beech D17S |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2022-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50A | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N192H | Beech D17S |
Eastern Stearman INC Trustee Leesburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2022-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N113Q | Beech D17S |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2022-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47D | Beech D17R |
B & B Aviation LLC Evansville, Indiana |
Standard | 2022-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51MM | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4612N | Beech D17S |
Tex-Ark Air CORP Melissa, Texas |
Standard | 2021-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2277Z | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2021-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N666TX | Beech D17S |
Jetran LLC Horseshoe Bay, Texas |
Standard | 2021-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52686 | Beech D17S |
Heartland Aviation LLC Ada, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2021-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N230 | Beech D17S |
Momentum Foundation INC Tullahoma, Tennessee |
Standard | 2021-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17SF | Beech D17S |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2021-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1030 | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2020-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N368 | Beech D17S |
San Diego Air and Space Museum San Diego, California |
Standard | 2020-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69H | Beech D17S |
Kfg Aviation INC Huntersville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2020-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N160 | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2020-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N161K | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2020-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18V | Beech D17S |
Eastern Stearman INC Trustee Leesburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2020-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63549 | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1341V | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20779 | Beech D17S |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67550 | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2019-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61278 | Beech D17S |
Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51121 | Beech D17S |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4607N | Beech D17S |
Tak Air L3C Hampshire, Illinois |
Standard | 2019-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67716 | Beech D17S |
Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2019-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25K | Beech D17S |
Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2018-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N164E | Beech D17S |
Goodman Aircraft INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2018-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N333E | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-10-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67735 | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2018-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1178V | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Nevada |
Multiple | 2018-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7024K | Beech D17S |
Individual owner New Mexico |
None on file | 2018-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44562 | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2018-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20778 | Beech D17A |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
None on file | 2018-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N480 | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2017-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53298 | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2017-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2832D | Beech D17S |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2017-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9466H | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17985 | Beech D17S |
Black Cat Aviation LLC Indianapolis, Indiana |
Standard | 2016-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N217SD | Beech D17S |
Sennas Ghost LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2016-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9873H | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2016-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N264E | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4574N | Beech D17S |
Stearman Aviation INC Crawford, Colorado |
Standard | 2016-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1174V | Beech D17S |
Black Cat Aviation LLC Indianapolis, Indiana |
Standard | 2015-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N265E | Beech D17S |
Staggerwing 265E LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2015-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75544 | Beech D17S |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2015-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51969 | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2015-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67736 | Beech D17S |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2015-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40E | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N241K | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2014-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9470H | Beech D17S |
Deer Creek Dusters INC Rolling Fork, Mississippi |
Standard | 2014-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17679 | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2013-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17082 | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2013-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92SL | Beech D17S |
Apd LLC Madison, Ohio |
Standard | 2013-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1185V | Beech D17S |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2012-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N555PC | Beech D17S |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2011-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4512N | Beech D17S |
Nimbus Aviation LLC Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2010-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9169H | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2009-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N239E | Beech D17S |
Sundale Aviation INC Erwinna, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2009-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9405H | Beech D17S |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2008-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9115H | Beech D17S |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2008-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17GL | Beech D17S |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2008-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44GM | Beech D17S |
Eastern Stearman INC Trustee Leesburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2007-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65594 | Beech D17S |
Big Wing Nut INC Huntington, New York |
Standard | 2004-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18BJ | Beech D17S |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2004-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52962 | Beech D17S |
Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection INC Polk City, Florida |
Standard | 2002-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N19493 | Beech D17S |
Demark Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2001-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N838 | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 1999-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N711ZZ | Beech D17S |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 1999-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
