# N3171Z: 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: November 6, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3171Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3171Z

## Aircraft that carried N3171Z

- [Cancelled 2021-11-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3171Z-2021-11-06): Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15, S/N F8B-545, built 1997. Expired dealer. Owner: [Aerostar Industries LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROSTAR%20INDUSTRIES%20LLC), [Gold Hill, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Gold%20Hill)
- [Cancelled 1992-09-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3171Z-1992-09-30): Piper PA-22-150, S/N 227123. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Ferwerda Bryon R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FERWERDA%20BRYON%20R), [Brandon, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Brandon)

## NTSB investigations on N3171Z (2)

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 MKC88LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA163), Aug 26, 1988: Piper PA-22 (N3171Z), Freeburg, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0316), Oct 18, 1964: Piper PA22 (N3171Z), Topeka, KS, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3171Z (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 19880826035419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880826035419A), Aug 26, 1988: Piper PA22150 (N3171Z), Freeburg, MO, Substantial damage. Landed in a pasture. Nose wheel collapsed and aircraft nosed over.

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