# N17S: Riddell Orin J L 320, registration cancelled 1992-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Riddell Orin J L 320](https://openairdocs.org/model/riddell-orin-j-l-320) (registry code 05616BK)
- Serial number: OJ1988
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 13, 1991
- Last registry action: February 14, 1991
- Mode S code: A11864
- Owner when cancelled: [Parks Kenneth E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARKS%20KENNETH%20E)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8313° N, 96.7712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75206, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17S-1992-05-15

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 Riddell Orin J L 320: https://openairdocs.org/model/riddell-orin-j-l-320.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 LAX91LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA090), Feb 1, 1991: Riddell Lancair 235 (N17S), Agua Caliente, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES DUE TO A WEAKENING OF THE WOOD STRUCTURE DUE TO ACID HYDROLYSIS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE OF THE PROPELLER ASSEMBLY BY ALLOWING…

## Other aircraft with N17S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17S): Sherman Craig W GLASAIR III, S/N 3246, built 1998

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