# N30170: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: December 3, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30170
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30170

## Aircraft that carried N30170

- [Cancelled 2022-12-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30170-2022-12-03): Firefly Balloons 2010 FIREFLY 8B-15, S/N F8B-2122. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Above The Trees LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABOVE%20THE%20TREES%20LLC), [Nashville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Nashville)
- [Cancelled 1994-08-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30170-1994-08-24): Cessna 177, S/N 17701096. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Saiger Donald C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAIGER%20DONALD%20C), [Bodega Bay, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bodega%20Bay)

## NTSB investigations on N30170 (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 SEA93LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA158), Jul 24, 1993: Cessna 177 (N30170), Troutdale, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT DECISION, AND FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS INCLUDE UNFAVORABLE WINDS, A DARK NIGHT, AND TREES IN THE ATTEMPTED LANDING AREA.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N30170 (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 19930723025419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930723025419A), Jul 23, 1993: Cessna 177 (N30170), Portland, OR, Substantial damage. Lost power near destination. Struck trees landing. Both fuel gauges read empty. No fuel in tanks. Failed refuel.

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