# N17490: Porterfield 35-70

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Porterfield 35-70](https://openairdocs.org/model/porterfield-35-70) (registry code 6480104, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 741](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20741) (Vega Aircraft Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 190
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 14, 1975
- Certificate issued: September 24, 2019
- Expires: September 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A12BB5
- Registered owner: [Nichols Charles F Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICHOLS%20CHARLES%20F%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Baldwin Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Baldwin%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0974° N, 117.9683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91706, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17490
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17490

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 (Porterfield 35-70)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N17490.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N17490.

## 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) (1)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Porterfield 35-70)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC

## Earlier aircraft with N17490

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N17490 before.

- [Cancelled 1949-06-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17490-1949-06-20): Aeronca K, S/N K-14. Owner: [Chasteen William F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHASTEEN%20WILLIAM%20F), [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)

## Related

- Other Porterfield 35-70 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/porterfield-35-70/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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