# N176BT: 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: January 11, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=176BT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N176BT

## Aircraft that carried N176BT

- [Cancelled 2018-01-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N176BT-2018-01-11): 17633 162F, S/N 6144, built 1996. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [17633 Inc  DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/17633%20INC%20%20DBA), [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)

## NTSB investigations on N176BT (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 LAX97LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA197), May 31, 1997: Rotorway 162F (N176BT), Phoenix, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the owner/builder incorrectly installed the tail rotor drive pulley mounting scissors, overtorqued the pivot belts, did not perform the required maintenance lubrication of the pivot belts, and failed…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N176BT (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 19970531012209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970531012209A), May 31, 1997: Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC (N176BT), Phoenix, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Observed to spin stop and fall. Tailrotor drive belt failed. Incorrectly installed. Failed check belts preflight.

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