Aircraft Description
N317KS is a Thorstad Vaughn A VALLEY WINGS LLC MER, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Valley Wings LLC in Fargo, ND. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 14, 2015. The registration certificate was issued on April 12, 2019. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2029. Powered by a Cont Motor A-65-8 engine producing 65 horsepower, N317KS is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A361C4 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N317KS was last updated on July 28, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Thorstad Vaughn A is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 Thorstad Vaughn A aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the VALLEY WINGS LLC MER model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N317KS. 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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Last updated: 2026-07-01 01:32:20 UTC