# N171LE: Aeryon Labs SKY RANGER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aeryon Labs SKY RANGER](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeryon-labs-sky-ranger) (registry code 0610058)
- Serial number: SR7017979
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Electric
- Certificate issued: January 27, 2015
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A11DE3
- Registered owner: [Montgomery County Sheriffs Office](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MONTGOMERY%20COUNTY%20SHERIFFS%20OFFICE)
- Location: [Conroe, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Conroe)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 30.3082° N, 95.4302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77301, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=171LE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171LE

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Aeryon Labs SKY RANGER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N171LE.

## NTSB investigations on N171LE not matched to an aircraft (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 ATL90LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA036), Nov 30, 1989: Cessna 550 (N171LE), Covington, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AND INADEQUATE MONITORING BY THE CHECK PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A WHEELS-UP LANDING.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N171LE.

## Reports on N171LE not matched to an aircraft (4)

They name N171LE, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19900223006809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900223006809I), Feb 23, 1990: Cessna 550 (N171LE), Covington - Cin, OH. Right brake seized during taxi. Brake was hot from prior landing
- [Accident 19891130052039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891130052039A), Nov 30, 1989: Cessna 550 (N171LE), Covington - Cin, OH, Substantial damage. Instrument check ride pilot failed to extend gear for landing, scraped runway and went around.
- [Incident 19880729044199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880729044199I), Jul 29, 1988: Cessna 550 (N171LE), Pittsburgh, PA. Heard loud noise on life guard flight. Cabin pressure dropped. Emergency descent to pit. Found failed door seal.
- [Incident 19870826062629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870826062629I), Aug 26, 1987: Cessna 550 (N171LE), Mason City, IA. Unable to maintain cabin pressure at FL350. Descent emergency and diverted. Replaced faulty pneumatic relay.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Aeryon Labs SKY RANGER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aeryon-labs-sky-ranger/aircraft.md

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