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Beech D17S · 1944 · Chino, CA
N4417S is a 1944 Beech D17S (serial 6918), registered to Planes Of Fame Air Museum (corporation) in Chino, CA. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires April 2032; the airworthiness certificate dates from January 1959 (67 years ago). It carries a P&W R-985 SERIES engine rated at 450 hp, the engine on 92% of registered Beech D17Ss. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A551B2. It is one of 125 Beech D17S aircraft on the FAA registry. Planes Of Fame Air Museum holds 64 aircraft on the registry.
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107 of the 116 registered Beech D17S carry this engine (92%), across 7 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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