Single-engine piston

N663

1943 Beechcraft D17S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
4903
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Broken Arrow Crop Insurance Inc (Corporation)
Based
Perryton, TX
1943 Beechcraft D17S
Representative photo of a Beechcraft D17S. Not a photo of N663.
Registration record

N663 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Beechcraft D17S
Serial
4903
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Broken Arrow Crop Insurance Inc
Perryton, TX
Certificate issued
2026-03-03
Airworthiness date
1968-04-25
Registration expires
2033-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A8BF5D
Mode S (octal)
52137535
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

  • 2033-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N663 to the current registrant.
  • 1968-04-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
  • 1928-01-19
    N663 previously assigned to a Homebuilt JN4D (s/n A-1494); cancelled.
Overview

About N663

N663 is a 1943 Beechcraft D17S, serial number 4903. The FAA register lists Broken Arrow Crop Insurance Inc as the registrant in Perryton, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 3, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033.

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 (normal), dated April 25, 1968.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N663.

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 N663.

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.