# N173VE: 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: October 31, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=173VE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173VE

## Aircraft that carried N173VE

- [Cancelled 1998-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173VE-1998-10-31): Howe Cory VELOCITY 173 RG ELTE, S/N 301. Owner: [Howe Cory D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOWE%20CORY%20D), [North Little Rock, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/North%20Little%20Rock)

## NTSB investigations on N173VE (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 FTW98FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA165), Mar 26, 1998: Velocity 173 RG Elite (N173VE), N. Little Rock, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Inadequate fusion between the valve stem and head due to inadequate quality control during construction of the exhaust valve for the number three cylinder. A contributing factor was the lack of…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N173VE (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 19980326004249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980326004249A), Mar 26, 1998: Amtr 173RGELITE (N173VE), North Little Ro, AR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Acft was in pattern when it crashed under unknown circumt. 2 POB sufferd fatal inj, north Little Rock, AR. (.4)the experimental homebuilt airplane was…

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