# N4170R: 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: May 5, 1999
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4170R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4170R

## Aircraft that carried N4170R

- [Cancelled 1999-05-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4170R-1999-05-05): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-40502. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Kusko Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KUSKO%20AVIATION%20INC), [Bethel, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Bethel)

## NTSB investigations on N4170R (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 ANC97LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA129), Aug 24, 1997: Piper PA-32-300 (N4170R), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper selection of a fuel tank that did not contain fuel, which resulted in subsequent fuel starvation and loss of engine power. A factor relating to the accident was: the inability to…
- [NTSB ANC96LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA117), Aug 3, 1996: Piper PA-32-300 (N4170R), Tuntutuliak, AK, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4170R (2)

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 19970824023329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970824023329A), Aug 24, 1997: Piper PA32300 (N4170R), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Tried return but landed short. Had departed fuel sector on empty tip tank. Mains full.
- [Accident 19960803021049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960803021049A), Aug 3, 1996: Piper PA32300 (N4170R), Tuntutuliak, AK. Struck a cargo handler while taxiing from ramp. Was looking left in left turn. Failed to look both ways.

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