# N3171S: 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: September 5, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3171S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3171S

## Aircraft that carried N3171S

- [Cancelled 2012-09-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3171S-2012-09-05): Cessna 182G, S/N 18255671, built 1964. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Cut Bank, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Cut%20Bank)

## NTSB investigations on N3171S (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 SEA04FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA032), Jan 2, 2004: Cessna 182G (N3171S), Glasgow, MT, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: Loss of aircraft control resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors include marginal weather and dark night conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3171S (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 20040101000639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040101000639A), Jan 1, 2004: Cessna 182G (N3171S), Glasgow, MT, Destroyed, 4 fatal. (-23) While enroute from mobridge, SD to cut bank, MT the pilot contacted cedar city, Utah automated flight service station (afss) and requested an in-flight…

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