N17GB is a 1943 Beech D17S (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 4818, registered in Babylon, NY. It is powered by a P&W R-985 SERIES rated at 450 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class, issued Mar 26, 1956. It is one of 124 D17S aircraft in the FAA registry, 3 of them registered in New York. About 49% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Sep 21, 2010.
FAA status: Registration pending. There is no expiration date on this record.
Registration
- FAA status
- Registration pending
- Registrant type
- Individual
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- Babylon, NY
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Farmingdale FSDO (FRG FSDO) · (631) 454-2400
- Last FAA action
- Sep 23, 2026
- Mode S code (hex)
- A1176C
- Mode S code (octal)
- 50213554
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
Public airports near Babylon
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Farmingdale, NY | KFRG | 5 mi | Towered | 100LL, A |
| Long Island Mac Arthur New York, NY | KISP | 14 mi | Towered | 100LL, A |
| Bayport Aerodrome Bayport, NY | 23N | 15 mi | Non-towered | - |
Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2010 | Fort Worth, TX | Beech D17S this airframe | Substantial | None | CEN10CA568 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.