Single-engine piston

N6617X

1944 North American AT-6

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1944
Serial
7718-59
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Huntsville, AL
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Registration record

N6617X on the FAA register

Type
1944 North American AT-6
Serial
7718-59
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Huntsville, AL
Certificate issued
2011-11-28
Airworthiness date
1991-08-08
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · showing compliance
Mode S (hex)
A8BB53
Mode S (octal)
52135523
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-11-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N6617X to the current registrant.
  • 1993-07-30
    Accident at Matawan, NJ; damage: substantial.
  • 1991-08-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (showing compliance)).
  • 1961-04-18
    N6617X previously assigned to a Cessna 210 (s/n 21057617); cancelled.
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N6617X

N6617X is a 1944 North American AT-6, serial number 7718-59. It is registered to an individual in Huntsville, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 28, 2011 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (showing compliance), dated August 8, 1991.

N6617X has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-07-30 Accident · Matawan, NJ Damage: Substantial NTSB · BFO93LA142
Reported aircraft: North American AT-6
Probable cause: THE WATER COLLECTION IN THE IGNITION HARNESS WHICH RENDERED THE LOWER CYLINDER SPARK PLUGS INOPERATIVE RESULTING IN PARTIAL POWER LOSS.

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.