Single-engine piston

N72BA

1942 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 Kaydet

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
75-4829
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental W670 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bob Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Gastonia, NC
Registration record

N72BA on the FAA register

Type
1942 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 Kaydet (FAA: Boeing A75N1(PT17))
Serial
75-4829
Engines
Continental W670 series
Registered owner
Bob Air Inc
Gastonia, NC
Certificate issued
1972-04-18
Airworthiness date
1969-12-17
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9A14D
Mode S (octal)
52320515
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1972-04-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N72BA.
  • 1969-12-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N72BA

N72BA is a 1942 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 Kaydet (FAA model A75N1(PT17)), serial number 75-4829. The FAA register lists Bob Air Inc as the registrant in Gastonia, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 18, 1972 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental W670 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 17, 1969.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N72BA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N72BA.

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.