Single-engine piston

N801RB

1943 Boeing/Stearman PT-17

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1943
Serial
75-4688
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
P & W R-985-AN-14B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Paramount Overseas Productions Inc (Corporation)
Based
Los Angeles, CA
Registration record

N801RB on the FAA register

Type
1943 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 (FAA: Boeing A75N1(PT17))
Serial
75-4688
Engines
P & W R-985-AN-14B
Registered owner
Paramount Overseas Productions Inc
Los Angeles, CA
Certificate issued
2021-06-04
Airworthiness date
2021-04-13
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AAE70D
Mode S (octal)
52563415
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

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-06-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N801RB to the current registrant.
  • 2021-04-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1999-09-29
    N801RB previously assigned to a Boeing A75 (s/n 75-1323); cancelled.
  • 1999-06-29
    Accident at Carpenter, WY; damage: destroyed.
  • 1983-06-22
    Accident at Kalamazoo, MI; damage: destroyed.
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N801RB

N801RB is a 1943 Boeing/Stearman PT-17 (FAA model A75N1(PT17)), serial number 75-4688. The FAA register lists Paramount Overseas Productions Inc as the registrant in Los Angeles, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 4, 2021 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one P & W R-985-AN-14B 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 experimental category (exhibition), dated April 13, 2021.

N801RB has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

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/Stearman PT-17 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-06-29 Accident · Carpenter, WY Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DEN99FA109
Reported aircraft: Boeing A75
Probable cause: Pilot incapacitation for unknown reasons.
1983-06-22 Accident · Kalamazoo, MI Damage: Destroyed NTSB · CHI83LA275B
Reported aircraft: Boeing A75

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.