Aircraft Description
N17W is a 1942 Boeing B-17F, a four-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Museum of Flight Foundation in Seattle, WA. This aircraft holds a limited airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on July 19, 1988. The registration certificate was issued on September 17, 1990. The registration is set to expire on May 31, 2028. Powered by a Wright R-1820 SER engine producing 1475 horsepower, N17W is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A118C8 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N17W was last updated on May 12, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
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AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N17W. 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