# N977Y: 1968 Boeing PT-17, registration cancelled 1977-11-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 10, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing PT-17](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-pt-17) (registry code 1380136)
- Serial number: 75-5841
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 10, 1977
- Mode S code: AD9FCC
- Owner when cancelled: [Reiner Will F & Giffin John H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REINER%20WILL%20F%20%26%20GIFFIN%20JOHN%20H)
- Location: [Mission Viejo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Mission%20Viejo)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N977Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=977Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N977Y-1977-11-10

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 Boeing PT-17: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-pt-17.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 LAX77FUA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUA18), Jul 6, 1977: Boeing PT-17 (N977Y), Costa Mesa, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19770706029259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770706029259A), Jul 6, 1977: Boeing N2S3 (N977Y), Costa Mesa, CA, Destroyed. Reported to twr they were having eng problems.

## Other aircraft with N977Y

- [Cancelled 2013-01-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N977Y-2013-01-25): Sikorsky S-92A, S/N 920177, built 2012. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 1936-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N977Y-1936-04-01): Zenith Z-6-B, S/N 6. Owner: [Gillam Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILLAM%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Chitine, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Chitine)

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