# N171BW: 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: December 2, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=171BW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171BW

## Aircraft that carried N171BW

- [Cancelled 2024-12-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171BW-2024-12-02): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164C, S/N 21C. Owner: [Hds Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HDS%20INC), [Beech Grove, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Beech%20Grove)

## NTSB investigations on N171BW (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 CEN17LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA177), May 8, 2017: Grumman G-164C (N171BW), Beech Grove, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: A tire failure for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a loss of directional control during takeoff.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N171BW (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 20170508004109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170508004109A), May 8, 2017: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164C (N171BW), Beech Grove, AR, Substantial damage. On may 8, 2017 at approximately 09:45 central time, a Grumman G-164B, registered as N171BW to hds inc, operated by kin-co ag aviation inc, attempted a takeoff…

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