Twin piston

N717WS

1961 Piper Aztec

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1961
Serial
27-415
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cutting Edge Sales LLC (LLC)
Based
Santa Fe, NM
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Registration record

N717WS on the FAA register

Type
1961 Piper Aztec (FAA: Piper PA-23-250)
Serial
27-415
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Cutting Edge Sales LLC
Santa Fe, NM
Certificate issued
2021-04-13
Airworthiness date
1993-09-25
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A99813
Mode S (octal)
52314023
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
450 nm
Cruise (type)
103 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-04-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N717WS.
  • 1993-09-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1961
    Manufactured (1961).
Overview

About N717WS

N717WS is a 1961 Piper Aztec (FAA model PA-23-250), serial number 27-415. The FAA register lists Cutting Edge Sales LLC as the registrant in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 13, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming O-540 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 103 knots and a range of about 450 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 25, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N717WS.

Cruise
103 kt
Range
450 nm
Landing over 50 ft
780 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Piper Aztec 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 N717WS.

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.