Single-engine piston

N5045V

1942 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 Kaydet

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1942
Serial
75-5422
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Grounded No More Veteran Flight Lift LLC (LLC)
Based
Queen Creek, AZ
Registration record

N5045V on the FAA register

Type
1942 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 Kaydet (FAA: Boeing A75N1(PT17))
Serial
75-5422
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Grounded No More Veteran Flight Lift LLC
Queen Creek, AZ
Certificate issued
2025-10-21
Airworthiness date
1982-08-13
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A64BE7
Mode S (octal)
51445747
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-21
    Accident at Mesa, AZ; damage: substantial.
  • 2025-10-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N5045V.
  • 1982-08-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N5045V

N5045V is a 1942 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 Kaydet (FAA model A75N1(PT17)), serial number 75-5422. The FAA register lists Grounded No More Veteran Flight Lift LLC as the registrant in Queen Creek, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 21, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 13, 1982.

N5045V has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-03-21 Accident · Mesa, AZ Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR26LA138
Reported aircraft: Boeing A75N1
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout, which resulted in a ground loop.
NTSB report ↗

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.