Aircraft record

N7227C1944 Boeing B-17G

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jul 18, 2023.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Nov 2022)2 ADs may apply

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Dallas, TX; owner city / state
Engine: R-1820 SER · 1475 hp; Wright
Owners: 1; since 1991
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 2022
ADs may apply: 2; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026

Last registered owner: American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Dallas, TX
Certificate issued: Sep 6, 1991
Canceled: Jul 18, 2023
Airworthiness: Limited
Airworthiness date: Jun 2, 1999

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: Boeing
Model: B-17G
Year: 1944
Serial number: 77235
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: A9AE4A

Engine

Make and model: Wright R-1820 Ser
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 1475 hp

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

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

1991 – 2023American Airpower Heritage Flying MuseumDallas, TX

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Nov 12, 2022 · Dallas, TX

the air boss’s and air show event organizer’s lack of an adequate, prebriefed aircraft separation plan for the air show performance, relying instead on the air boss’s real-time deconfliction directives and the see-and-avoid strategy for collision avoidance, which allowed for the loss of separation between the Boeing B-17G and the Bell P-63F airplanes. Also causal was the diminished ability of…

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Fatal
Report: CEN23MA034

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN23MA034)

Accident history for this model

ADs 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 (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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