# N171WS: 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 11, 1982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=171WS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171WS

## Aircraft that carried N171WS

- [Cancelled 1982-12-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171WS-1982-12-11): Bellanca 7GCAA, S/N 384-79. Administratively canceled. Owner: [Smylie Dean R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMYLIE%20DEAN%20R), [Van Nuys, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Van%20Nuys)

## NTSB investigations on N171WS (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 LAX80FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA113), Jun 22, 1980: Bellanca 7GCAA (N171WS), Santa Ynez, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N171WS (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 19800622022279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800622022279A), Jun 22, 1980: Bbavia 7GCAA (N171WS), Santa Ynez, CA, Destroyed. Struck power lines suspended over a river valley at 40 feet above ground level.

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