# N8517Z: 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: June 5, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8517Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8517Z

## Aircraft that carried N8517Z

- [Cancelled 2013-06-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8517Z-2013-06-05): Beech D18S, S/N A-352, built 1947. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Transtar Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANSTAR%20AVIATION%20INC), [Chesapeake, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Chesapeake)

## NTSB investigations on N8517Z (2)

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 ATL85FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA054), Dec 13, 1984: Beech D18S (N8517Z), Norfolk, VA, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW82FPA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPA11), Feb 26, 1982: Beech D18S (N8517Z), Dallas, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8517Z (3)

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 19841213076089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841213076089A), Dec 13, 1984: Beech D18S (N8517Z), Norfold, VA, Destroyed. Left fuel valve left on after turning on crossfeed. Right engine drained line, it also quit. Left fuel system leak.
- [Accident 19820225001069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820225001069A), Feb 25, 1982: Beech D18S (N8517Z), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Glide slope not indicating properly. Aircraft struck wire short of runway and crashed during instrument approach.
- [Incident 19801215087599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801215087599I), Dec 15, 1980: Beech D18S (N8517Z), Shreveport, LA. Experienced split flaps, accompanied by smoke from cabin floor. Flap motor malfunctioned.

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