Aircraft Description
N9170S is a 1976 Beech C23, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Lee Benjamin W Trustee in Chandler, AZ. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 7, 1976. The registration certificate was issued on September 17, 2025. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2032. Powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER engine producing 180 horsepower, N9170S is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ACB315 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N9170S was last tracked by AviatorDB near Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (KDVT) on March 19, 2026. The FAA registry record for N9170S was last updated on September 17, 2025. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
The Beech 23 Musketeer was a four-seat general aviation aircraft designed to compete directly with the Cessna 172 and Piper Cherokee in the entry-level market. First certificated in 1962, it was a low-wing single-engine monoplane that could seat four passengers and featured innovative honeycomb core construction borrowed from military fighter programs. Spanning 32.75 feet in wingspan with various engine options from 150 to 200 horsepower, production totaled 4,366 aircraft across 15 variants. The aircraft was manufactured by Beech Aircraft Corporation from 1963 to 1983. AviatorDB tracks 18,376 Beech aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is BE23.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N9170S. 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: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC