# N617PS: Saltzman BD-5B, registration cancelled 1976-04-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 9, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Saltzman BD-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/saltzman-bd-5b) (registry code 1130736)
- Serial number: 617
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 16, 1974
- Mode S code: A80A15
- Owner when cancelled: [Saltzman Paul E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SALTZMAN%20PAUL%20E%20JR)
- Location: [Mt Vernon, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Mt%20Vernon)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N617PS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=617PS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N617PS-1976-04-09

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Saltzman BD-5B: https://openairdocs.org/model/saltzman-bd-5b.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 CHI76FEA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA25), Feb 8, 1976: Saltzman BD-5B (N617PS), Evansville, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N617PS

- [Cancelled 2023-02-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N617PS-2023-02-04): Czech Sport PIPER SPORT, S/N P1001018, built 2010. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Maitland Andrew B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAITLAND%20ANDREW%20B), [Cranberry, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Cranberry)

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