# N17JW: Woolf James L VANS RV-4

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Woolf James L VANS RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/woolf-james-l-vans-rv-4) (registry code 056267A, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 1072
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-4
- Certificate issued: June 12, 2026
- Expires: June 30, 2033
- Mode S code: A117B1
- Registered owner: [Hames Gregory C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMES%20GREGORY%20C)
- Location: [Lincolnton, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Lincolnton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4822° N, 81.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28092, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17JW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17JW

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 (Woolf James L VANS RV-4)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N17JW.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N17JW.

## 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 N17JW

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N17JW before.

- [Cancelled 1994-09-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17JW-1994-09-14): Westen VOLKSPLANE VP-1, S/N 1059. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Karlman John R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KARLMAN%20JOHN%20R), [Nashotah, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Nashotah)

## Related

- Other Woolf James L VANS RV-4 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/woolf-james-l-vans-rv-4/aircraft.md

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