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N508M1963 Mikoyan Gurevich MIG 17 BIS

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 23, 2018.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Mar 2004)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Louisville, KY
owner city / state
Engine
VK-1A · 5950 hp
Klimov
Owners
1
since 2001
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 2004
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
G Max INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Louisville, KY
Certificate issued
Feb 1, 2001
Canceled
Jan 23, 2018
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition
Airworthiness date
Dec 5, 2001

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
Mikoyan Gurevich
Model
MIG 17 BIS
Year
1963
Serial number
1J0508
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
1
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A658BB

Engine

Make and model
Klimov Vk-1a
Type
Turbo-jet
Power
5950 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. 2001 – 2018G Max INCLouisville, KY
  2. 1935 – 1936Individual ownerIowa City, IA · different airframe: 1929 Nicholas Beazley Airplane Co Nb-3 S/N 37

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 · destroyed

Mar 25, 2004 · Truth Or Conseq, NM

the loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons resulting in impact with desert terrain.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
DEN04LA055

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DEN04LA055)

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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