# N171AE: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 19, 2016
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=171AE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171AE

## Aircraft that carried N171AE

- [Cancelled 2016-09-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171AE-2016-09-19): Eurocopter EC120B, S/N 1377, built 2004. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Airbus Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRBUS%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Grand Prairie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grand%20Prairie)

## NTSB investigations on N171AE (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 DFW07LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA043), Dec 21, 2006: Eurocopter EC120B (N171AE), Grand Prairie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate remedial action which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the practice autorotation.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N171AE (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 20061221025689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061221025689A), Dec 21, 2006: Urocop EC120B (N171AE), Grand Prairie, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Instructor pilot [privacy data omitted] ^ and student [privacy data omitted] were performing 180 degree autorotations to a grass area at Grand Prairie…

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