Multi-engine piston

N17W

1942 Boeing B-17F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
42-29782
Class
Multi-engine piston
Engines
4 × Wright R-1820 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Museum of Flight Foundation (Corporation)
Based
Seattle, WA
Registration record

N17W on the FAA register

Type
1942 Boeing B-17F
Serial
42-29782
Engines
4 × Wright R-1820 series
Registered owner
Museum of Flight Foundation
Seattle, WA
Certificate issued
1990-09-17
Airworthiness date
1988-07-19
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Limited
Mode S (hex)
A118C8
Mode S (octal)
50214310
Seats (type)
36
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1990-09-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N17W to the current registrant.
  • 1988-07-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (limited category).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
  • 1931-05-19
    N17W previously assigned to a Homebuilt Glider (s/n PT-2); cancelled.
Overview

About N17W

N17W is a 1942 Boeing B-17F, serial number 42-29782. The FAA register lists Museum of Flight Foundation as the registrant in Seattle, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 17, 1990 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a multi-engine piston, four Wright R-1820 series engines and 36 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is limited category, dated July 19, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N17W.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N17W.

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.