# N17117: 1938 Welch OW8M, registration cancelled 2012-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Welch OW8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/welch-ow8m) (registry code 0764606)
- Engine: [Franklin 4AC150-A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac150-a) (registry code 27004)
- Serial number: 49
- Year built: 1938
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 6, 1980
- Certificate issued: July 7, 1982
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A11F7F
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Power Museum Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20POWER%20MUSEUM%20INC)
- Location: [Ottumwa, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Ottumwa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0444° N, 92.4291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52501, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17117
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17117
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17117-2012-08-10

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Welch OW8M: https://openairdocs.org/model/welch-ow8m.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 CHI94LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA003), Oct 3, 1993: Welch OW8M (N17117), Greenfield, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY FLARE THE AIRPLANE. THE GUSTY CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR.

## 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.

- [Accident 19931003037509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931003037509A), Oct 3, 1993: Hartmn OW5M (N17117), Greenfield, IN, Substantial damage. Landed hard due crosswind turbulence. Left main gear failed at axle weld. Strut dug in. Nosed over. Side loading.

## Other aircraft with N17117

- [Cancelled 1943-01-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17117-1943-01-02): Stinson SR-9B, S/N 5102, built 1937. Owner: [Cedar Rapids Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CEDAR%20RAPIDS%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Cedar Rapids, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Cedar%20Rapids)

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