Boeing PT-17
36 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1940 to 1977; half of them date from 1942 or earlier. California has the most (6). 33% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the PT-17 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Cont Motor W670 Series (15), P&W R-985 Series (5), Wright 975E&F-2&3 (1)
- Seats
- 2
- Cruise speed
- about 93 mph
- Built of
- steel tube, wood and fabric · The Stearman: welded steel-tube fuselage, wooden wings, fabric over all of it.
- Maker on the register
- Boeing
- Registered
- earliest certificate January 29, 1980; newest September 3, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 20 | 56% |
| LLC | 10 | 28% |
| Co-owned | 4 | 11% |
| Partnership | 1 | 3% |
| Corporation | 1 | 3% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 9 with no year on file
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 25 | 69% |
| None on file | 6 | 17% |
| Restricted | 3 | 8% |
| Experimental | 2 | 6% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Stearman Pt 17 LLC | 1 |
| Pj Aviation Holding LLC | 1 |
| North Valley Aircraft INC | 1 |
| No Name Aviation LLC | 1 |
| Mission Boston D Day LLC | 1 |
| Loprinze Aviation LLC | 1 |
| Kw Plastics | 1 |
| Gullwing Aviation Holdings LLC | 1 |
| Greycat Aviation LLC | 1 |
| Continental Title Trust LLC | 1 |
| Chateau Aeronautique Winery LLC | 1 |
| Aloft Aerial Photography LLC | 1 |
Fleet pages: North Valley Aircraft INC · No Name Aviation LLC · Gullwing Aviation Holdings LLC · Continental Title Trust LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 9 cases since 1982, 2 fatal
The 8 most recent of 9 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 Boeing PT-17 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
36 as of October 23, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Boeing PT-17s?
California, with 6.
Who owns the Boeing PT-17?
33% 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 Boeing PT-17s on the register built?
Between 1940 and 1977; half of them in 1942 or earlier.
How many Boeing PT-17 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
9 accidents and incidents since 1982, 2 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Boeing PT-17 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 Stearman: welded steel-tube fuselage, wooden wings, fabric over all of it. 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 Boeing PT-17 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 Stearman: welded steel-tube fuselage, wooden wings, fabric over all of it. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 3 failure reports with the FAA since 2013, 3 of them in the last ten years: about 4.2 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is landing gear.
Failure reports 3 since 2013 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 13 | 1 |
| 18 | 2 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Landing gear | 3 | 100% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 1 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: brake (1).
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 PT-17 links to the rest of the register
- Boeing 6,672 aircraft on the register
- Boeing PT-17 35 registered
- Boeing PT-17A 1 registered
- Built of steel tube, wood and fabric · The Stearman: welded steel-tube fuselage, wooden wings, fabric over all of it.
- Continental W670 series 15 of these aircraft · 250 hp
- Pratt & Whitney R-985 series 5 of these aircraft · 450 hp
- Wright 975E&F-2&3 1 of these aircraft · 475 hp
- Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 1 of these aircraft · 450 hp
- Lycoming R680-13 1 of these aircraft · 300 hp
- California 6 of these aircraft
- Texas 5 of these aircraft
- Idaho 2 of these aircraft
- Delaware 2 of these aircraft
- Washington 1 of these aircraft
- Stearman Pt 17 LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Pj Aviation Holding LLC 1 of these aircraft
- North Valley Aircraft INC 1 of these aircraft
- No Name Aviation LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Mission Boston D Day LLC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the PT-17 9 cases since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Failure reports filed on the PT-17 3 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/boeing/pt-17.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 36
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N727A | Boeing PT-17 |
Loprinze Aviation LLC Nashua, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2026-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79997 | Boeing PT-17 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34KS | Boeing PT-17 |
Gullwing Aviation Holdings LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9998 | Boeing PT-17 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N936PJ | Boeing PT-17 |
Pj Aviation Holding LLC Eden Prairie, Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6904 | Boeing PT-17 |
Continental Title Trust LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2021-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5207N | Boeing PT-17 |
Individual owner Texas |
Restricted | 2020-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63804 | Boeing PT-17 |
Individual owner Texas |
Restricted | 2020-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N695GF | Boeing PT-17A |
Co-owned owner Ohio |
None on file | 2020-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55528 | Boeing PT-17 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2020-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9686F | Boeing PT-17 |
Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2020-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N416EM | Boeing PT-17 |
Chateau Aeronautique Winery LLC Jackson, Michigan |
Standard | 2019-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N170BW | Boeing PT-17 |
Greycat Aviation LLC Chesapeake, Virginia |
None on file | 2019-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N909PT | Boeing PT-17 |
Aloft Aerial Photography LLC Easton, Maryland |
Standard | 2018-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55481 | Boeing PT-17 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53493 | Boeing PT-17 |
Stearman Pt 17 LLC Chowchilla, California |
Standard | 2018-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8264E | Boeing PT-17 |
Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2018-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N411BT | Boeing PT-17 |
Individual owner Rhode Island |
Standard | 2017-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N882N | Boeing PT-17 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2016-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61931 | Boeing PT-17 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2015-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51876 | Boeing PT-17 |
Mission Boston D Day LLC Parker, Colorado |
Experimental | 2012-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58073 | Boeing PT-17 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2010-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N805RB | Boeing PT-17 |
North Valley Aircraft INC Valley City, North Dakota |
Standard | 2008-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4106Y | Boeing PT-17 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2008-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50LC | Boeing PT-17 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
None on file | 2007-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4432Q | Boeing PT-17 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2005-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39WR | Boeing PT-17 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2004-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43737 | Boeing PT-17 |
Individual owner Illinois |
None on file | 1994-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67237 | Boeing PT-17 |
Individual owner Idaho |
Experimental | 1993-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60131 | Boeing PT-17 |
Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 1987-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47033 | Boeing PT-17 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1987-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55902 | Boeing PT-17 |
Kw Plastics Troy, Alabama |
Standard | 1985-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2978T | Boeing PT-17 |
Individual owner Oregon |
None on file | 1982-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2700J | Boeing PT-17 |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 1981-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3747M | Boeing PT-17 |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 1980-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3085D | Boeing PT-17 |
No Name Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |