# N1217B: Wright B Flyer MODEL B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Wright B Flyer MODEL B](https://openairdocs.org/model/wright-b-flyer-model-b) (registry code 05638LF, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 003
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: June 21, 2019
- Expires: June 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A05AB8
- Registered owner: [Wright B Flyer Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WRIGHT%20B%20FLYER%20INC)
- Location: [Miamisburg, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Miamisburg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6293° N, 84.2760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45342, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1217B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1217B

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Wright B Flyer MODEL B)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N1217B.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20241010020129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241010020129I), Oct 10, 2024: Wright B Flyer Inc MODEL B (N1217B), Dayton, OH, No damage. On October 10, 2024, at 1915 EDT, [privacy data omitted], an experimental amateur-built model Wright B Flyer Inc, serial number 003, [privacy data omitted],…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N1217B

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1217B before.

- [Cancelled 2013-04-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1217B-2013-04-08): Luscombe 8E, S/N 5844, built 1947. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

## Related

- Other Wright B Flyer MODEL B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/wright-b-flyer-model-b/aircraft.md

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