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FL17 · Ruckel Airport

ICAO · US · 9 NTSB events

ID FL17 Elev 67 ft Lat 30° 31.18' N Lon 86° 26.30' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,300 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 — 3,300 ft 75 ft Turf Yes —
36 239.4° 3,300 ft 75 ft Turf Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 1 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (1 sentence)

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

9 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

9

since 1982

Fatal

3

33.3% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=9

  • Other 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-11-17 Vans RV-12 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2012-03-15 EMERAUDE CP-301-A · Weather · day →
2008-06-09 Avid Aircraft Mark IV Aerobat · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2007-08-22 Beech C24R · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2001-03-30 Piper PA-18A-150 · Engine failure · IMC · day →
2000-08-25 Bellanca 8KCAB · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1998-07-17 Cessna 150M · Other · day →
1989-05-26 BRYAN ZENITH CH-300 · Other · VMC · day →
1984-06-30 Piper PA-32-300 · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in FL

CFI Flight Instructors 7,821 A&P Mechanics 25,520 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 158 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 35 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 11 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 10 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 54 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 203 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 172 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 272 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 218 FBO Fixed Base Operators 137 Clubs Flying Clubs 69 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 57 EAA EAA Chapters 49

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Robert Burnet Niceville FL 2 nm
Fernando Emilio Daleccio Fort Walton Beach FL 11 nm
Michael Gilbert Percy Fort Walton Beach FL 11 nm
Robert Gibson Minor Freeport FL 16 nm
Dennis Allan Sherwood Milton FL 32 nm
Douglas Dobson Pensacola FL 39 nm
Joseph Francis Cerwin Pensacola FL 39 nm
Lamar Anthony Childs Pensacola FL 39 nm
Rogers Alden Porter Pensacola FL 39 nm
Michele Lea Keilman Panama City FL 45 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
William Knute Benham Choctaw Beach FL 1 nm
Robert Scott Allen Niceville FL 2 nm
Thomas Kay Ayers Niceville FL 2 nm
Troy Normand Fontaine Niceville FL 2 nm
Terry Alan Hagle Niceville FL 2 nm
Gary Paul Hamilton Niceville FL 2 nm
Dwight Charles Jantzen Niceville FL 2 nm
David Loven Nelson Niceville FL 2 nm
Mark Sol Rindler Niceville FL 2 nm
Richard Daniel Rowe Niceville FL 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Robert Scott Allen Niceville FL 2 nm
Charles Thacher Chamberlain Niceville FL 2 nm
Gary Paul Hamilton Niceville FL 2 nm
Gary Laurence Gressett Niceville FL 2 nm
Robert Mayer Wilson Niceville FL 2 nm
Lawrence Robert St Onge Niceville FL 2 nm
Anthony Robert Ortiz Niceville FL 2 nm
Andrew John Orton Niceville FL 2 nm
Courtney Louise Andre Niceville FL 2 nm
Derrick Jordan Parness Niceville FL 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Monarch Aviation, Inc.
Defuniak Springs, FL
 19 nm
Sunset Eagle
Panama City, FL
 35 nm
SkyWarrior Aircraft Maintenance
Pensacola, FL
 39 nm
Continental Services
Fairhope, AL
 75 nm
Centric MX
Apalachicola, FL
 88 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 169 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 169 nm
Classic Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Newnam, GA
 188 nm
Auric Avionics & Instruments
New Orleans, LA
 188 nm
Oasis Aviation Maintenance
Newnan, GA
 188 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.