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N317TW

Cancelled 2012
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Deregistered aircraft · 1988 WDL WDL 1B · Continental IO-360 series

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Cancelled
October 12, 2012
Status when cancelled
Third renewal notice
Serial number
105
Year built
1988
Type
Blimp/Dirigible
Engine
Reciprocating
Airworthiness
Standard, normal
Airworthiness date
June 18, 1993
Certificate issued
June 21, 1993
Last registry action
December 18, 2007
Mode S code
A36290
Owner when cancelled
US Airship Leasing Inc
Location
Wilmington, DE
Owner type
Non-citizen corporation
Airframe modelWDL WDL 1BADs, bulletins and aircraft registered nowEngine modelContinental IO-360 seriesTCDS E1CE · Reciprocating

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N317TW and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB NYC94FA176Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportFarmingdale, NYInadequate design of the airship, which allowed the center ballonet to overfill and to collapse the trunking to the fore and aft ballonets, rendering the airship uncontrollable. Factors related to the accident were: inadequate maintenance by the…Sep 11, 1994 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N317TW and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19940911026099AForced/Precautionary Landing · Farmingdale, NYLost air pressure on climbout. Tried land on residential street. Center damper valve left open by maintenance.Sep 11, 1994 · Substantial damage

Other aircraft with N317TW · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. N317TW is registered now to the first aircraft listed.

NowPiper PA-28-181 · S/N 28020141Registered now · Built 2023 · Yale Companies LLC DBA, Indianapolis, IN