# N1609: 1943 Beech D17S, registration cancelled 1970-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech D17S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (registry code 1150538)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-649](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-649) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4865
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 27, 1952
- Mode S code: A0F541
- Owner when cancelled: [Johnson G Fred](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20G%20FRED)
- Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1609
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1609
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1609-1970-07-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Beech D17S: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s.md

## 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 MIA70F0204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0204), Jul 29, 1969: Beech D17S (N1609), Lawrenceville, GA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N1609

- [Cancelled 1934-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1609-1934-05-20): Ryan M-2, S/N 15, built 1927. Owner: [Hines B F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HINES%20B%20F), [Winks, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Winks)

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