Single-engine piston

N46296

1939 Beechcraft F17D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1939
Serial
332
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Jacobs L6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
L G Merriam Equipment LLC (LLC)
Based
Chowchilla, CA
Registration record

N46296 on the FAA register

Type
1939 Beechcraft F17D
Serial
332
Engines
Jacobs L6
Registered owner
L G Merriam Equipment LLC
Chowchilla, CA
Certificate issued
2018-10-15
Airworthiness date
1958-04-11
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A5A4BB
Mode S (octal)
51322273
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-10-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N46296.
  • 1965-06-03
    Accident at Papillion Nebr, 27; damage: substantial.
  • 1958-04-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1939
    Manufactured (1939).
Overview

About N46296

N46296 is a 1939 Beechcraft F17D, serial number 332. The FAA register lists L G Merriam Equipment LLC as the registrant in Chowchilla, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 15, 2018 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Jacobs L6 engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated April 11, 1958.

N46296 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-06-03 Accident · Papillion Nebr, 27 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1379
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft F-17D

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.