# N5017N: 1944 Boeing B-17G

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing B-17G](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b-17g) (registry code 1380204, 36 seats)
- Engine: [Wright R-1820-97](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-97) (registry code 66799)
- Serial number: 44-85740
- Year built: 1944
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Limited
- Airworthiness date: March 28, 2006
- Certificate issued: March 16, 2004
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A64101
- Registered owner: [Experimental Aircraft Association Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EXPERIMENTAL%20AIRCRAFT%20ASSOCIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Oshkosh, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Oshkosh)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0232° N, 88.5623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshkosh, WI, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5017N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5017N

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 (Boeing B-17G)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wright R-1820-97)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N5017N.

## 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.

- [Incident 20040506013129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040506013129I), May 6, 2004: Boeing B17G (N5017N), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed on runway 16R at vny, and after rolling approximately half way down the runway, both main landing gear collapsed, no injuries were…

## Service difficulty reports (3)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2023FA0000744](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2023FA0000744), Nov 6, 2023: FITTING. CORRODED. UPON REMOVAL OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS AND VERTICAL FIN ON THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS NOTED THAT THEIR ARE SEVERAL CAST FITTINGS LOCATED INSIDE THE EMPENNAGE THAT WERE
- [SDR 2023FA0000200](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2023FA0000200), Apr 6, 2023: WING ROOT. FRACTURED. DURING GROUND PER-FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND WING GAP FAIRING SCREWS TO BE TORN OUT. WING GAP FAIRINGS WERE REMOVED AND SUBSEQUENT INSPECTIONS FOUND THE SHEAR WEB 
- [SDR 2010FA0000921](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000921), Jul 14, 2010: INSULATOR. FRAGMENTED. THE LANDING GEAR DOWN POST "F" TERMINAL, FIELD COIL SHORTED TO GROUND INSIDE THE LT MLG MOTOR ASSY. REPAIR FACILITY WAS CONSULTED AS TO THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF TH

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Boeing B-17G aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b-17g/aircraft.md
- The Wright R-1820-97 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-97.md

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