Aircraft Description
N17040 is a 1976 Porterfield 35-70, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Prather Carl L in Gilroy, CA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 1, 1993. The registration certificate was issued on November 28, 2011. The registration is set to expire on November 30, 2027. Powered by a Cont Motor TSIO-520 SER engine producing 300 horsepower, N17040 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A11C2A (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N17040 was last updated on April 1, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Porterfield is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 74 Porterfield aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the 35-70 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N17040. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Data Source
Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC