Aircraft Description
N5172 is a 1955 Beech A45, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Beitler William J in Washington, PA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 1, 1965. The registration certificate was issued on June 20, 1988. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2027. Powered by a Cont Motor O-470 SERIES engine producing 230 horsepower, N5172 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A67E0E (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N5172 was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 40.2038, -79.8161 on March 10, 2026. The FAA registry record for N5172 was last updated on March 4, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Beechcraft, now part of Textron Aviation in Wichita, Kansas, has been building high-performance general aviation aircraft since 1932. The company is known for its Bonanza, Baron, and King Air lines, combining quality construction with exceptional performance. AviatorDB tracks 18,376 Beech aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the A45 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N5172. 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: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC