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Models · Beechcraft · Piston singles · data as of October 26, 2026

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

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
D17S1241937 to 195597.6%
D17R219371.6%
D17A1—0.8%

When they were built by decade · 27 with no year on file

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
193012
194085
19503

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20101
20111
20121
20133
20143
20155
20166
20173
20188
20197
20207
20217
20225
20236
20249
202513
20263

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid12498%
Pending32%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Standard12094%
None on file54%
Restricted10.8%
Multiple10.8%

Accident history NTSB records · 17 cases since 1982, 1 fatal

2021-09-21WPR21LA349 · D17S N1196V · accident near San Diego / El Cajon, CA · no injuries
2018-05-25CEN18FA192 · D17S N79091 · accident near Santa Fe, NM · 1 killed
2017-08-03CEN17LA301 · D17S N44562 · accident near Colorado Springs, CO · no injuries
2015-06-28GAA15CA145 · D17S N114H · accident near Idaho Falls, ID · no injuries
2015-06-28GAA15CA145 · D17S N16M · accident near Idaho Falls, ID · no injuries
2012-11-03WPR13CA031 · D17S N4417S · accident near Van Nuys, CA · no injuries
2011-10-18WPR12CA016 · D17S N44562 · accident near Phoenix, AZ · no injuries
2010-09-21CEN10CA568 · D17S N17GB · accident near Fort Worth, TX · no injuries

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

2000-07-0599-05-13 R1 WD · Withdrawal of AD 99-05-13 · fuel system
1999-04-1999-05-13 · Fuel Tank Selector · engine

By system

Orders by system, as a table
ordersshare
Fuel system150%
Engine150%

Failure reports 4 since 2002 · what operators and shops told the FAA

00011102104111124
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
021
041
111
241

By system

Failure reports by system, as a table
reportsshare
Landing gear375%
Airframe structure125%

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Horn1
Limit Switch1
Switch1
Tube1

Latest reports

2024-07-01Limit Switch: low tension · landing gear
2011-06-13Horn: cracked · airframe structure
2004-01-12Switch: out of adjust · landing gear
2002-10-30Tube: cracked · landing gear

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

2026-08-18SA01861SE (PAGE 4) · Fabrication and installation of Landing Light Controller
2025-04-01SA02738CH (PAGE 6) · Installation of L-3 Communications Avionics Systems
2003-03-03SA00281DE · Installation of Oilamatic Preoiler system.
2001-03-15SA09506AC-D · Installation of S-TEC System 30 Two Axis Automatic Flight Guidance System, Model ST-886-30,
2001-03-15SA09507AC-D · Installation of S-TEC System 30 Two Axis Automatic Flight Guidance System, Model ST-886-30

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

Design
Engines
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record
Airworthiness

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 modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
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