Single-engine piston

N17601

1937 Spartan 7W

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1937
Serial
6
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Flying S Inc (Corporation)
Based
Palestine, IL
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Registration record

N17601 on the FAA register

Type
1937 Spartan 7W
Serial
6
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Flying S Inc
Palestine, IL
Certificate issued
2025-03-01
Airworthiness date
1956-05-09
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A131E9
Mode S (octal)
50230751
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N17601.
  • 1970-10-04
    Accident at Pahrump,Nev, 28; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-05-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1937
    Manufactured (1937).
Overview

About N17601

N17601 is a 1937 Spartan 7W, serial number 6. The FAA register lists Flying S Inc as the registrant in Palestine, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 1, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated May 9, 1956.

N17601 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-10-04 Accident · Pahrump,Nev, 28 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3901
Reported aircraft: Spartan 7W

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.