Single-engine piston

N51746

1943 Beechcraft D17S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
4890
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Baldwin Park, CA
1943 Beechcraft D17S
Representative photo of a Beechcraft D17S. Not a photo of N51746.
Registration record

N51746 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Beechcraft D17S
Serial
4890
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Baldwin Park, CA
Certificate issued
1996-08-06
Airworthiness date
1955-08-12
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A67E73
Mode S (octal)
51477163
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
582 nm
Cruise (type)
176 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1996-08-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N51746.
  • 1955-08-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N51746

N51746 is a 1943 Beechcraft D17S, serial number 4890. It is registered to co-owners in Baldwin Park, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 6, 1996 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 5 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 176 knots and a range of about 582 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated August 12, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N51746.

Cruise
176 kt
Range
582 nm
Fuel burn
17 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft D17S 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 N51746.

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.