N17KR - 1966 Beech 95-C55 Aircraft Registration

N17KR is a 1966 Beech 95-C55, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Merriam Lowell in Chowchilla, CA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 12, 1966. The registration certificate was issued on November 25, 2013. The registration is set to expire on November 30, 2029. Powered by a Cont Motor IO 520 SERIES engine producing 285 horsepower, N17KR is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A117C5 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N17KR was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 36.9886, -120.1120 on July 20, 2025. The FAA registry record for N17KR was last updated on September 15, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Beech 95 Travel Air was a pioneering light twin-engine aircraft that filled a crucial gap in the general aviation market between single-engine personal aircraft and larger corporate twins. First flown in January 1953, it was a low-wing twin-engine design powered by two 180-horsepower Lycoming engines and could seat four to six passengers. Spanning a production run from 1958 to 1968, the Travel Air measured over 25 feet in length and achieved speeds up to 210 mph. The aircraft was manufactured by Beech Aircraft Corporation as their entry into the competitive light twin market. AviatorDB tracks 18,376 Beech aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is BE95.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N17KR. 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.