# N79091: 1941 Beech D17S, registration cancelled 2021-07-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 31, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech D17S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (registry code 1150538)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-649](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-649) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1020
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 17, 1961
- Certificate issued: April 17, 2012
- Last registry action: December 11, 2017
- Mode S code: AABBB2
- Owner when cancelled: [Mid Continent Instrument Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MID%20CONTINENT%20INSTRUMENT%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7687° N, 97.2202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67226, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79091
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79091
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79091-2021-07-31

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (2)

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 CEN18FA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA192), May 25, 2018: Beech D17S (N79091), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB LAX68D0120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0120), Sep 10, 1967: Beech D-17S (N79091), Yucaipa, CA, substantial damage

## 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 20180525005929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180525005929A), May 25, 2018: Beech D17S (N79091), Santa Fe, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On may 25, 2018, about 1342 mountain daylight time (MDT), a Beech D17S single-engine airplane, N79091, impacted terrain near Santa Fe, new Mexico. The…

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