# N6017U: 1979 Beech 76, registration cancelled 2007-02-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 1, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Beech 76](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (registry code 1153005)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A29CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A29CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: ME-159
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 24, 1975
- Certificate issued: May 30, 2002
- Last registry action: May 17, 2005
- Mode S code: A7CE56
- Owner when cancelled: [Christiansen Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISTIANSEN%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6017U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6017U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6017U-2007-02-01

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 Beech 76: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX5440](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5440), Sep 13, 1996: DOWNLOCK. MALFUNCTION. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED FOR A TAKEOFF. INVEST REVEALED: LT FWD DRAG BRACE ATTACH BOLT LOOSE (COTTER PIN WAS INSTALLED),

## 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 MIA07FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07FA011), Nov 1, 2006: Beech BE-76 (N6017U), Port Orange, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20061101025459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061101025459A), Nov 1, 2006: Beech 76 (N6017U), Port Orange, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) The flight departed daytona beach airport with a flight instructor and a private pilot student (who was receiving dual instruction towards his commercial…
- [Incident 19960911032809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960911032809I), Sep 11, 1996: Beech 76 (N6017U), Chicago/Waukega, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: on 9-11-96, at 1306 pm Beechcraft model 76, N6017U was practicing touch and go landings at Waukegan airport. During the take off the nose landing…

## Other aircraft with N6017U

- [Cancelled 2011-07-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6017U-2011-07-01): Air Tractor AT-802, S/N 802-4011, built 2011. Exported to United Arab Emirates. Owner: [Iomax USA Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IOMAX%20USA%20INC), [Mooresville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Mooresville)

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