# N17803: 1977 Beech A36, registration cancelled 2013-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A15), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: E-1031
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 22, 1977
- Certificate issued: June 13, 2002
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A13959
- Owner when cancelled: [Flotho David E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLOTHO%20DAVID%20E)
- Location: [Grants Pass, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Grants%20Pass)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5356° N, 123.3384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97526, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17803
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17803
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17803-2013-10-31

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 A36: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 2009FA0001013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2009FA0001013), Dec 3, 2009: CLAMP. BROKEN. DURING ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, FOUND TOP LT ENGINE COWLING WITH EVIDENCE OF FIRE AND BURNED HOLES, LT EXHAUST MANIFOLD PIPE WAS LAYING LOOSE, AND LT CLAMP TO TU

## NTSB investigations (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 WPR10FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA056), Nov 15, 2009: Beech A36 (N17803), San Gabriel, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the exhaust band V-clamp during cruise flight, which resulted in an in-flight fire and a subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB MIA93LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA005), Oct 6, 1992: Beech A36 (N17803), Port St. Lucie, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION CAUSED BY POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING PREPARATION BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20091114022289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091114022289A), Nov 14, 2009: Beech A36 (N17803), San Gabriel, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 11/14/09, the pilot [privacy data omitted] (only person on board), departed la verne, CA (poc) enroute to van nuys, CA (vny) and made an emergency landing…
- [Incident 20050820030509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050820030509I), Aug 20, 2005: Beech A36 (N17803), San Luis Obispo, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On August 20, 2005, at approximately 1400 local time, the pilot of N17803, a Beechcraft bonanza model A36 was on rollout after landing. Per the pilot's…
- [Accident 19921006042509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921006042509A), Oct 6, 1992: Beech A36 (N17803), Port St Lucie, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power. Struck tree stump on forced landing. No fuel on board.

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