# N17FS: Perner/Pitts S1S, registration cancelled 1995-06-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 8, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Perner/Pitts S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/perner-pitts-s1s) (registry code 72202K7)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 467H
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 7, 1992
- Last registry action: April 19, 1995
- Mode S code: A11762
- Owner when cancelled: [Keltgen John J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KELTGEN%20JOHN%20J)
- Location: [Chaska, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Chaska)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8108° N, 93.6364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55318, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17FS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17FS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17FS-1995-06-08

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Perner/Pitts S1S: https://openairdocs.org/model/perner-pitts-s1s.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 CHI93DER01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DER01), May 12, 1993: Pitts S1 (N17FS), Madison, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE DURING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS.

## 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 19930511013229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930511013229A), May 11, 1993: Child S1PITTS (N17FS), Madison, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Practice acrobatics,recovered too low from a spin. Impacted high speed, nose down, and wings level.

## Other aircraft with N17FS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17FS): Cessna 550, S/N 550-0895, built 1999

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