# N17NT: Valentin TAIFUN 17E

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Valentin TAIFUN 17E](https://openairdocs.org/model/valentin-taifun-17e) (registry code 9370100, 2 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G50EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G50EU) (Valentin GmbH & Co.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1046
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: June 8, 2015
- Expires: June 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A11812
- Registered owner: [Ireland Robert C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IRELAND%20ROBERT%20C)
- Location: [Mount Shasta, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Mount%20Shasta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3169° N, 122.3174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96067, 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=17NT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17NT

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): 5 in force

### Matched by airframe (Valentin TAIFUN 17E)

- [AD 2004-20-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2004-20-10): Wing and fuselage side root ribs · Valentin Taifun 17E. Effective Nov 24, 2004
- [AD 2001-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2001-05-08): Central Wing Bolts · Valentin Taifun 17E. Effective Apr 13, 2001
- [AD 88-15-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/88-15-01): Stall Warning System · Valentin Taifun 17E. Effective Jul 14, 1988
- [AD 87-25-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/87-25-01): Welded Joints-Axles · Valentin Taifun 17E. Effective Dec 3, 1987
- [AD 87-06-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/87-06-01): Tailplane Front Mounting · Valentin Taifun 17E. Effective Mar 27, 1987

## 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 CHI98LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA314), Aug 15, 1998: Valentin Taifun 17E (N17NT), Lake Geneva, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control and obtain proper climb rate during initial climb after takeoff. A factor was trees.

## 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 19980815020929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980815020929A), Aug 15, 1998: Valent TAIFUN17E (N17NT), Geneva, WI, Substantial damage. Acft took off, began to climb, drifted to the right, and crashed into trees. (-23) tailfun N17NT, a motorized glider, departed runway 05 at the lake…

## 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 Valentin TAIFUN 17E aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/valentin-taifun-17e/aircraft.md

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