# N4917B: 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: July 23, 1990
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4917B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4917B

## Aircraft that carried N4917B

- [Cancelled 1990-07-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4917B-1990-07-23): Beech C-50, S/N CH315. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N4917B (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 BFO89FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA074), Aug 27, 1989: Beech C50 (N4917B), Hagerstown, MD, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AS A RESULT OF SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AFTER INTENTIONALLY FLYING INTO INSTRUMENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4917B (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 19890827031679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890827031679A), Aug 27, 1989: Beech 50 (N4917B), Hagerstown, MD, Destroyed, 2 fatal. VFR not advised. Filed special VFR to depart. Lost control and crashed 3 miles from hgr. Had failed IFR test prior.

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