Single-engine piston

N2965

1959 Boeing/Stearman PT-17

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1959
Serial
75-5343
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hesperia, CA
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Registration record

N2965 on the FAA register

Type
1959 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 (FAA: Boeing A75N1(PT17))
Serial
75-5343
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hesperia, CA
Certificate issued
2026-05-15
Airworthiness date
1956-06-28
Registration expires
2033-05-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A30ECB
Mode S (octal)
50607313
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
270 nm
Cruise (type)
83 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N2965 to the current registrant.
  • 1976-05-18
    N2965 previously assigned to a Grumman Mallard (s/n J-24); cancelled.
  • 1959
    Manufactured (1959).
  • 1956-06-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1928-04-13
    N2965 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Petrel Puffer (s/n 35); cancelled.
Overview

About N2965

N2965 is a 1959 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 (FAA model A75N1(PT17)), serial number 75-5343. It is registered to an individual in Hesperia, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 15, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 83 knots and a range of about 270 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated June 28, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2965. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
83 kt
Range
270 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
900 ft
Landing over 50 ft
900 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Boeing/Stearman PT-17 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-09-30 Accident · Missing Aircraft, 52 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3692
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-73 — a different aircraft that carried the N2965 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: UMED.

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.