Single-engine piston

N56878

1943 Boeing/Stearman PT-17

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
75-1712
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental W670 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wingnuts LLC (LLC)
Based
Swisher, IA
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Registration record

N56878 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 (FAA: Boeing A75N1(PT17))
Serial
75-1712
Engines
Continental W670 series
Registered owner
Wingnuts LLC
Swisher, IA
Certificate issued
2001-06-13
Airworthiness date
1998-03-28
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A74810
Mode S (octal)
51644020
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
270 nm
Cruise (type)
83 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-06-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N56878.
  • 1998-03-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (acrobatic)).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N56878

N56878 is a 1943 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 (FAA model A75N1(PT17)), serial number 75-1712. The FAA register lists Wingnuts LLC as the registrant in Swisher, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 13, 2001 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental W670 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 83 knots and a range of about 270 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (acrobatic), dated March 28, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N56878.

Cruise
83 kt
Range
270 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
900 ft
Landing over 50 ft
900 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Boeing/Stearman PT-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 N56878.

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.