# N17KS: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: December 31, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17KS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17KS

## Aircraft that carried N17KS

- [Cancelled 2022-12-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17KS-2022-12-31): Schleicher ASW-20B, S/N 20621. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Russette Patrick M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUSSETTE%20PATRICK%20M), [Tehachapi, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tehachapi)

## NTSB investigations on N17KS (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 SEA84FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA172), Jul 12, 1984: Schempp-Hirth Ventus A (N17KS), Ephrata, WA, minor damage, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N17KS (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 19840712065262A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840712065262A), Jul 12, 1984: Schler ASW20 (N17KS), Ephrata, WA, Minor damage. Was struck from behind by another glider N919R that was attempting to join the gaggle circling in a thermal.

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