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N171171938 Welch OW8M

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Aug 10, 2012.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Oct 1993)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Ottumwa, IA
owner city / state
Engine
4AC150-A · 60 hp
Franklin
Owners
1
since 1982
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1993
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Air Power Museum INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Ottumwa, IA
Certificate issued
Jul 7, 1982
Canceled
Aug 10, 2012
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition
Airworthiness date
May 6, 1980

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Welch
Model
OW8M
Year
1938
Serial number
49
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A11F7F

Engine

Make and model
Franklin 4ac150-A
Type
Reciprocating
Power
60 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1982 – 2012Air Power Museum INCOttumwa, IA
  2. 1942 – 1943Cedar Rapids Airways INCCedar Rapids, IA · different airframe: 1937 Stinson Sr-9b S/N 5102

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Oct 3, 1993 · Greenfield, IN

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY FLARE THE AIRPLANE. THE GUSTY CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
CHI94LA003

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI94LA003)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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