# N417M: 1958 Druine D-31

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Druine D-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/druine-d-31) (registry code 3180202, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: PFA-417-1CM
- Year built: 1958
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 20, 1966
- Certificate issued: March 22, 2013
- Expires: March 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A4EF34
- Registered owner: [Petro Jerry R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETRO%20JERRY%20R)
- Location: [Williamsburg, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Williamsburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.2397° N, 76.7014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23185, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=417M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N417M

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 (Druine D-31)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Volkswagen CONVERSION)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N417M.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N417M.

## 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 N417M

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N417M before.

- [Cancelled 1935-04-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N417M-1935-04-18): Stinson SM-8A, S/N 4007, built 1930. Owner: [Blanchard Harry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLANCHARD%20HARRY), [Pensacola, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Pensacola)

## Related

- Other Druine D-31 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/druine-d-31/aircraft.md
- The Volkswagen CONVERSION engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion.md

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