# N17A: 1973 Adams SIDEWINDER, registration cancelled 1976-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Adams SIDEWINDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-sidewinder) (registry code 0562704)
- Serial number: 212203
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 2, 1973
- Mode S code: A116D4
- Owner when cancelled: [Adams Donald E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADAMS%20DONALD%20E)
- Location: [Columbia City, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Columbia%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1509° N, 85.4798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46725, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17A-1976-05-14

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Adams SIDEWINDER: https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-sidewinder.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 CHI75DET20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DET20), May 18, 1975: Adams SIDE-W (N17A), Columbia City, IN, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N17A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17A): Gates Lear Jet 36A, S/N 046, built 1980
- [Cancelled 1947-11-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17A-1947-11-12): Goodyear L, S/N 17

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