Single-engine piston

N17S

1998 Homebuilt Glasair III

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1998
Serial
3246
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Echo Sierra LLC (LLC)
Based
Lawrenceburg, TN
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Registration record

N17S on the FAA register

Type
1998 Homebuilt Glasair III
Serial
3246
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Echo Sierra LLC
Lawrenceburg, TN
Certificate issued
2023-02-15
Airworthiness date
1998-04-17
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A11864
Mode S (octal)
50214144
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N17S to the current registrant.
  • 2011-09-03
    Accident at Kanab, UT; damage: substantial.
  • 1998-04-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1992-05-15
    N17S previously assigned to a Homebuilt L 320 (s/n OJ1988); cancelled.
Overview

About N17S

N17S is a 1998 Homebuilt Glasair III, serial number 3246. The FAA register lists Echo Sierra LLC as the registrant in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 15, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 17, 1998.

N17S has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2011-09-03 Accident · Kanab, UT Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR11CA433
Reported aircraft: Sherman Craig W Glasair III
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, as a result of a flat left main landing gear tire.
1991-02-01 Accident · Agua Caliente, CA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · LAX91LA090
Reported aircraft: Riddell Lancair 235 — a different aircraft that carried the N17S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES DUE TO A WEAKENING OF THE WOOD STRUCTURE DUE TO ACID HYDROLYSIS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE OF THE PROPELLER ASSEMBLY BY ALLOWING EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MOISTURE AND HEAT.

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.