# N4691H: 1948 Piper PA-17, registration cancelled 2012-11-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-17](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17) (registry code 7101702)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-805](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-805), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17-89
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 1964
- Last registry action: June 27, 1991
- Mode S code: A5BD8D
- Location: [Firestone, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Firestone)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0706° N, 104.9553° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80514, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4691H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4691H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4691H-2012-11-27

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 Piper PA-17: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17.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 MKC89DCJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89DCJ01), Nov 28, 1988: Piper PA-17 (N4691H), Omaha, NE, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## 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 19881128051939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881128051939A), Nov 28, 1988: Piper PA17 (N4691H), Omaha, NE, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Apparently ran out of fuel on takeoff climb. Failed to lower aircrafts nose. Stalled and dived nose first to ground

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