Single-engine piston

N161SB

1943 Boeing/Stearman PT-17

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
75-8209
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mak Ventures LLC (LLC)
Based
Morriston, FL
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Registration record

N161SB on the FAA register

Type
1943 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 (FAA: Boeing A75N1(PT17))
Serial
75-8209
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Mak Ventures LLC
Morriston, FL
Certificate issued
2024-01-28
Airworthiness date
1973-07-02
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A0F6F7
Mode S (octal)
50173367
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
270 nm
Cruise (type)
83 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N161SB.
  • 1973-07-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N161SB

N161SB is a 1943 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 (FAA model A75N1(PT17)), serial number 75-8209. The FAA register lists Mak Ventures LLC as the registrant in Morriston, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 28, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 83 knots and a range of about 270 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated July 2, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N161SB.

Cruise
83 kt
Range
270 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
900 ft
Landing over 50 ft
900 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Boeing/Stearman PT-17 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N161SB.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.