Single-engine piston

N79997

1942 Boeing PT-17

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
75-4266
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental R670-SERIES
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Riverside, CA
Registration record

N79997 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Boeing PT-17
Serial
75-4266
Engines
Continental R670-SERIES
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Riverside, CA
Certificate issued
2026-04-17
Airworthiness date
1972-05-17
Registration expires
2033-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AADD27
Mode S (octal)
52556447
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

  • 2033-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-04-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N79997 to the current registrant.
  • 1972-05-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1952-05-05
    N79997 previously assigned to a Consolidated Vultee 28-5ACF (s/n RCAF 9797); cancelled.
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N79997

N79997 is a 1942 Boeing PT-17, serial number 75-4266. It is registered to an individual in Riverside, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 17, 2026 and expires on April 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental R670-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 (normal), dated May 17, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N79997.

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 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 N79997.

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.