Single-engine piston

N44018

1943 Boeing/Stearman PT-17

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
75-4726
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental W670 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rudy and Sylvia Airways LLC (LLC)
Based
Santa Monica, CA
Registration record

N44018 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 (FAA: Boeing A75N1(PT17))
Serial
75-4726
Engines
Continental W670 series
Registered owner
Rudy and Sylvia Airways LLC
Santa Monica, CA
Certificate issued
2016-05-25
Airworthiness date
1998-03-16
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A54D39
Mode S (octal)
51246471
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

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-05-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N44018 to the current registrant.
  • 1998-03-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (acrobatic)).
  • 1988-12-02
    N44018 previously assigned to a Piper Arrow II (s/n 28R7435291); cancelled.
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N44018

N44018 is a 1943 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 (FAA model A75N1(PT17)), serial number 75-4726. The FAA register lists Rudy and Sylvia Airways LLC as the registrant in Santa Monica, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 25, 2016 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental W670 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 standard category (acrobatic), dated March 16, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N44018. 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

1988-05-26 Accident · Raleigh, NC Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ATL88FA185A
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28R-200 — a different aircraft that carried the N44018 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.