# N2171N: 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: April 22, 1971
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2171N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2171N

## Aircraft that carried N2171N

- [Cancelled 1971-04-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2171N-1971-04-22): Cessna 140, S/N 12407, built 1947. Owner: [Halsey Merlin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALSEY%20MERLIN), [Angwin, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Angwin)

## NTSB investigations on N2171N (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 MIA90LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA136), May 28, 1990: Piper PA-44-180 (N2171N), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DUAL STUDENTS FAILURE TO FLARE PROPERLY DURING A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO PROPERLY MONITOR THE STUDENT DURING THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2171N (4)

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.

- [Incident 20011231037039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011231037039I), Dec 31, 2001: Amtr SEAREY (N2171N), Winterhaven, FL, Minor damage. (-23) N2171N was making a glassy water landing on lake ruby, winter haven, FL. Aircraft nosed over and sank with minor damage and minor injury to the pilot.
- [Incident 19960614020959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960614020959I), Jun 14, 1996: Amtr SEAREY (N2171N), Geneva, WI, Minor damage. Narrative: an amphibious amateur built searay aircraft, N2171N sustained minor damage after landing on lake Geneva, fontana, Wisconsin on June 14, 1996. The…
- [Incident 19940506027829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940506027829I), May 6, 1994: Amtr SEAREY (N2171N), Sanford, FL, Minor damage. Homebuilt amphibian came apart landing on lake. Hull split open, sank in shallow water.
- [Accident 19900528019819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900528019819A), May 28, 1990: Piper PA44180 (N2171N), Bunnell, FL, Substantial damage. CFI closed throttle after liftoff for practice engine out. Student throttled other engine. Hard landing broke gear.

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