Single-engine piston

N17662

1940 Spartan 7W

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1940
Serial
28
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mount Pleasant, TX
Registration record

N17662 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Spartan 7W
Serial
28
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mount Pleasant, TX
Certificate issued
2018-09-25
Airworthiness date
1958-12-19
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A132BC
Mode S (octal)
50231274
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-09-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N17662.
  • 2008-03-12
    Accident at Santa Fe, NM; damage: substantial.
  • 1958-12-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N17662

N17662 is a 1940 Spartan 7W, serial number 28. It is registered to an individual in Mount Pleasant, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 25, 2018 and expires on September 30, 2028.

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 December 19, 1958.

N17662 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2008-03-12 Accident · Santa Fe, NM Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN08LA064
Reported aircraft: Spartan 7W
Probable cause: Fatigue failure of the right main landing gear, rendering directional control impossible and causing an overload failure of the left main landing gear.

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.