Single-engine piston

N52551

1942 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 Kaydet

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1942
Serial
75-1707
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N52551 LLC (LLC)
Based
Sylvania, OH
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Registration record

N52551 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 Kaydet (FAA: Boeing A75N1(PT17))
Serial
75-1707
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
N52551 LLC
Sylvania, OH
Certificate issued
2024-09-10
Airworthiness date
1993-11-30
Registration expires
2031-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A69EA2
Mode S (octal)
51517242
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-09-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N52551.
  • 2005-09-07
    Accident at Ellisville, IL; damage: substantial.
  • 1993-11-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (acrobatic)).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N52551

N52551 is a 1942 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 Kaydet (FAA model A75N1(PT17)), serial number 75-1707. The FAA register lists N52551 LLC as the registrant in Sylvania, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 10, 2024 and expires on September 30, 2031.

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 (acrobatic), dated November 30, 1993.

N52551 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2005-09-07 Accident · Ellisville, IL Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI05CA256
Reported aircraft: Boeing A75N1
Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the failure of the number four connecting rod. A factor to the accident was the soybean crop.

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.