N17FK - 1950 Fokker S11 Aircraft Registration

N17FK is a 1950 Fokker S11, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Aero Gravity Media INC in Delray Beach, FL. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on October 11, 2005. Powered by a Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C engine producing 190 horsepower, N17FK is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A1175B (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N17FK was last updated on June 8, 2024. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Fokker S-11 Instructor represented the first successful post-war aircraft design from the Netherlands and pioneered side-by-side seating in primary training aircraft. First flown on December 18, 1947, it was a single-engine low-wing monoplane that seated two in an innovative side-by-side configuration for enhanced instructor-student communication. Powered by a 190-horsepower Lycoming O-435-A engine, the aircraft featured mixed construction with a steel-tube fuselage and all-metal wings. Verenigde Nederlandsche Luchtenfabrieken Fokker produced 101 aircraft in the Netherlands between 1948 and 1953, with additional licensed production in Italy and Brazil. AviatorDB tracks 41 Fokker aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is S11.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N17FK. 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.