Single-engine piston

N4881H

1949 Piper PA-17

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1949
Serial
17-180
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gbq LLC (LLC)
Based
New Prague, MN
Registration record

N4881H on the FAA register

Type
1949 Piper PA-17
Serial
17-180
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Gbq LLC
New Prague, MN
Certificate issued
2025-04-07
Airworthiness date
1954-05-10
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A608D4
Mode S (octal)
51404324
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
603 nm
Cruise (type)
148 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N4881H.
  • 1954-05-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1949
    Manufactured (1949).
Overview

About N4881H

N4881H is a 1949 Piper PA-17, serial number 17-180. The FAA register lists Gbq LLC as the registrant in New Prague, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 7, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 148 knots and a range of about 603 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated May 10, 1954.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4881H.

Cruise
148 kt
Range
603 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,290 ft
Landing over 50 ft
750 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper PA-17 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4881H.

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.