N5017N1944 Boeing B-17G
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19822 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Experimental Aircraft Association INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Oshkosh, WI
- Certificate issued
- Mar 16, 2004
- Expires
- Mar 31, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Limited
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 28, 2006
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Boeing
- Model
- B-17G
- Year
- 1944
- Serial number
- 44-85740
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 36
- Engines
- 4
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A64101
Engine
- Make and model
- Wright R-1820-97
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 1200 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2004 – nowExperimental Aircraft Association INCOshkosh, WI · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (2)
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.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-04 | Wings | Jun 1, 2023 | Airframe (B-17G) |
| 2001-22-06 | Boeing Model B-17E, F, and G Airplanes | Oct 26, 2001 | Airframe (B-17G) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (3)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Stabilizers · fitting · corrodedNov 6, 2023
UPON REMOVAL OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS AND VERTICAL FIN ON THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS NOTED THAT THEIR ARE SEVERAL CAST FITTINGS LOCATED INSIDE THE EMPENNAGE THAT WERE SHOWING SINGES OF SURFACE CORROSION AS WELL AS POSSIBLE INNER GRANULAR CORROSION ON A COUPLE OF THE PARTS , IN GENERAL THIS WAS A PROBLEM…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · wing root · fracturedApr 6, 2023
DURING GROUND PER-FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND WING GAP FAIRING SCREWS TO BE TORN OUT. WING GAP FAIRINGS WERE REMOVED AND SUBSEQUENT INSPECTIONS FOUND THE SHEAR WEB ON THE LEFT FORWARD SIDE TO BE SEPARATED AROUND THE WELD AREAS. THE AIRCRAFT WING WAS THEN REMOVED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND IT WAS FOUND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · insulator · fragmentedJul 14, 2010
THE LANDING GEAR DOWN POST "F" TERMINAL, FIELD COIL SHORTED TO GROUND INSIDE THE LT MLG MOTOR ASSY. REPAIR FACILITY WAS CONSULTED AS TO THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ERMINAL INSULATOR FAILURE. THEY INDICATED EITHER OVER-TIGHTENING OF THE TERMINAL HARDWARE OR DAMAGE TO THE TERMINAL INSULATOR DURING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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