# N17AL: 2005 Ross AL JABIRU SP

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ross AL JABIRU SP](https://openairdocs.org/model/ross-al-jabiru-sp) (registry code 05610F0, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 0294
- Year built: 2005
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Jabiru Pty Ltd JABIRU SP
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 17, 2005
- Certificate issued: February 9, 2012
- Expires: February 29, 2028
- Mode S code: A116DF
- Registered owner: [Fox David R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOX%20DAVID%20R)
- Location: [Waterloo, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Waterloo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4176° N, 92.3446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50701, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17AL

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 (Ross AL JABIRU SP)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N17AL.

## NTSB investigations on N17AL not matched to an aircraft (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC83LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA091), Jun 7, 1983: Bell 205A-1 (N17AL), Deadhorse, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N17AL.

## Reports on N17AL not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N17AL, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19830606025359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830606025359A), Jun 6, 1983: Bell 205A1 (N17AL), Deadhorse, AK, Substantial damage. Struck a utility pole while hovering to land.

## 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 N17AL

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N17AL before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17AL-undated): Bell 205A-1, S/N 30165. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Ross AL JABIRU SP aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ross-al-jabiru-sp/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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