# N787MD: Beech D17S, registration cancelled 1972-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech D17S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (registry code 1150538)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-649](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-649) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6751
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 29, 1972
- Mode S code: AAAB9E
- Owner when cancelled: [Compton William S Md](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMPTON%20WILLIAM%20S%20MD)
- Location: [Lithonia, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Lithonia)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N787MD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=787MD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N787MD-1972-04-29

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 D17S: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s.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 MIA71AM013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM013), Aug 8, 1970: Beech D17S (N787MD), Sterrett, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N787MD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N787MD): Cessna 182T, S/N 18282308, built 2011

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