# N6717S: 1979 Beech 77, registration cancelled 2015-05-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 19, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech 77](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (registry code 1153007)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A30CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A30CE), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: WA-69
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 7, 1979
- Certificate issued: August 16, 2000
- Last registry action: November 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A8E2CD
- Owner when cancelled: [Ware Steven](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARE%20STEVEN)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6517° N, 95.5204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77071, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6717S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6717S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6717S-2015-05-19

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 77: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77.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 DFW05CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA068), Feb 13, 2005: Beech BE77 (N6717S), Angleton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power as result of fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's improper in-flight planning. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## 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 20050213001439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050213001439A), Feb 13, 2005: Beech 77 (N6717S), Angleton, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot said the engine of the Beechcraft skipper failed in cruise at 1,000 feet AGL and he was able to make a forced landing on the service road of SH-288…

## Other aircraft with N6717S

- [Cancelled 1975-11-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6717S-1975-11-11): Beech F33C, S/N CJ-102. Exported to Iran. Owner: [Aircraft Facilities International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20FACILITIES%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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