Single-engine piston

N170S

1945 Beechcraft D17S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1945
Serial
4817
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Sanger, TX
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1945 Beechcraft D17S
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Registration record

N170S on the FAA register

Type
1945 Beechcraft D17S
Serial
4817
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sanger, TX
Certificate issued
2025-06-06
Airworthiness date
1961-10-06
Registration expires
2032-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A11ABD
Mode S (octal)
50215275
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
582 nm
Cruise (type)
176 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N170S.
  • 1961-10-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N170S

N170S is a 1945 Beechcraft D17S, serial number 4817. It is registered to co-owners in Sanger, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 6, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 5 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 176 knots and a range of about 582 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated October 6, 1961.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N170S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
176 kt
Range
582 nm
Fuel burn
17 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft D17S type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-01-02 Accident · Wapello,Iowa, 15 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0436
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N170S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LAPS.

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.