# N17GF: 2007 AMS Flight D O O CARAT A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [AMS Flight D O O CARAT A](https://openairdocs.org/model/ams-flight-d-o-o-carat-a) (registry code 05615YH, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: CA026
- Year built: 2007
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 28, 2007
- Certificate issued: November 3, 2018
- Expires: November 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A11770
- Registered owner: [T2 Aerospace Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/T2%20AEROSPACE%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, 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=17GF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17GF

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 (AMS Flight D O O CARAT A)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA25LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA064), Nov 20, 2024: AMS Flight D O O Carat A (N17GF), Centralhatchee, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to comply with the engine manufacturer’s guidance, which resulted in improper valvetrain clearances, unseating of the intake valve keepers, and a total loss of engine…

## 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.

- [Accident 20241120021499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241120021499A), Nov 20, 2024: Ams Flight D O O CARAT A (N17GF), Centralhatchee, GA, Destroyed. [privacy data omitted], S/n CA026, a motor glider crashed at Sunset Strip (7GE5) on 11/20/2024 at approximately 1600 hours. There was one pilot on board who…

## 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.

## Related

- Other AMS Flight D O O CARAT A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ams-flight-d-o-o-carat-a/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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