# N17517: 1976 Geisz CASSUTT III M, registration cancelled 2013-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Geisz CASSUTT III M](https://openairdocs.org/model/geisz-cassutt-iii-m) (registry code 1970322)
- Engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1-GAG
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 5, 1980
- Certificate issued: September 24, 2007
- Last registry action: September 24, 2007
- Mode S code: A12E5B
- Owner when cancelled: [Bodine Douglas P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BODINE%20DOUGLAS%20P)
- Location: [Rapid City, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Rapid%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.1219° N, 103.2017° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57701, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17517
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17517
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17517-2013-01-31

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 Geisz CASSUTT III M: https://openairdocs.org/model/geisz-cassutt-iii-m.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 MKC81DCG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCG05), Oct 18, 1980: Cassutt Iiim (N17517), Independence, MO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20091118051289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091118051289I), Nov 18, 2009: Geisz CASSUTT III (N17517), Rapid City, SD, Minor damage. Pilot Douglas p. bodine took off N17517 on runway 14 at the Rapid City Regional Airport. The engine began to run rough on the take-off roll, the pilot was…
- [Accident 19801018057389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801018057389A), Oct 18, 1980: Amtrsx CASSUTT3M (N17517), Independence, MO, Substantial damage. Made bouncy landing, lost control of aircraft ran off end of runway into a dike.

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