# N171AF: 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: June 15, 2009
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=171AF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171AF

## Aircraft that carried N171AF

- [Cancelled 2009-06-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171AF-2009-06-15): Piper PA-31T, S/N 31T-7920089, built 1979. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Aero Oro LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20ORO%20LLC), [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs)

## NTSB investigations on N171AF (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 CEN09LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA173), Feb 23, 2009: Piper PA-31T (N171AF), Pueblo, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N171AF (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 20090223001479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090223001479A), Feb 23, 2009: Piper PA31T (N171AF), Pueblo, CO, Substantial damage. On February 23, 2009 at approximately 1620 mountain standard time a twin turboprop PA-31T cheyenne, N171AF made a hard landing and the right propeller struck…

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