# N20617: 1938 Fairchild 24 J, registration cancelled 2012-08-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 8, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Fairchild 24 J](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24-j) (registry code 3370408)
- Engine: [Warner SS165 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss165-series) (registry code 64504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 663](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20663) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3409
- Year built: 1938
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 1955
- Last registry action: September 12, 2001
- Mode S code: A1AAE8
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20617
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20617
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20617-2012-08-08

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Fairchild 24 J: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24-j.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 ANC86LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA153), Sep 12, 1986: Fairchild 24-J (N20617), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage

## 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 19860912044869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860912044869A), Sep 12, 1986: Frchld 24J (N20617), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control during landing on gravel bar, ground looped, collided with berm.

## Other aircraft with N20617

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20617): Textron T206H, S/N T20609522, built 2017

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