Single-engine piston

N236

1942 Beechcraft D17S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
3179
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fairbanks, AK
1942 Beechcraft D17S
Representative photo of a Beechcraft D17S. Not a photo of N236.
Registration record

N236 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Beechcraft D17S
Serial
3179
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fairbanks, AK
Certificate issued
1972-02-10
Airworthiness date
1955-12-08
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A21EC9
Mode S (octal)
50417311
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

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1972-02-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N236 to the current registrant.
  • 1970-06-19
    N236 previously assigned to a Camair 480 (s/n 1-072); cancelled.
  • 1955-12-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
  • 1928-05-11
    N236 previously assigned to a Homebuilt JN4D (s/n 8); cancelled.
Overview

About N236

N236 is a 1942 Beechcraft D17S, serial number 3179. It is registered to an individual in Fairbanks, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 10, 1972 and expires on October 31, 2029.

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 December 8, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N236. 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

1964-05-12 Accident · Bahia Honda Fla, 09 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1254
Reported aircraft: Camair 480 — a different aircraft that carried the N236 registration before this airframe.

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.