# N2173B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: May 4, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2173B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2173B

## Aircraft that carried N2173B

- [Cancelled 2015-05-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2173B-2015-05-04): Stiles Randall Jay AIR COMMAND 532ELITE, S/N 1, built 1990. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Stiles Randall Jo](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STILES%20RANDALL%20JO), [Powder Springs, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Powder%20Springs)
- [Cancelled 1967-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2173B-1967-09-11): Luscombe 8F, S/N 6600, built 1949. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Spies Owen K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPIES%20OWEN%20K), [Maryville, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Maryville)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2173B-undated): Piper PA-32RT-300T, S/N 32R7987035. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N2173B (3)

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 ATL90DKG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DKG04), Jun 3, 1990: Air Command 532 (N2173B), Rome, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A FLAT SPIRALING SPIN MANEUVER AT AN ALTITUDE THAT WAS TOO LOW TO EFFECT A SAFE RECOVERY.
- [NTSB SEA85FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA103), May 4, 1985: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N2173B), Seattle, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB CHI66D0135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0135), May 29, 1965: Luscombe 8F (N2173B), Muncie, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2173B (3)

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 19900603017929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900603017929A), Jun 3, 1990: Amtrac ELITE532 (N2173B), Rome, GA, Substantial damage. Demonstrated gyroplane in a flat spiral without enough altitude to recover,struck ground in flat 3 point position.
- [Accident 19850503016909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850503016909A), May 3, 1985: Piper PA32RT300T (N2173B), Seattle, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot was returning with smoke smell in cockpit. Overgross with aft CG aircraft stalled and impacted runway.
- [Incident 19820310023509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820310023509I), Mar 10, 1982: Piper PA32RT300 (N2173B), Ellensburg, WA, Minor damage. Pilot aborted gear up landing after propeller hit runway. Failed alternator. Automatic gear failed. Loose jam nut.

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