# N5171G: 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: April 21, 2005
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5171G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5171G

## Aircraft that carried N5171G

- [Cancelled 2005-04-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5171G-2005-04-21): Cessna 305A, S/N 23222, built 1951. Second triennial mailing, no response. Owner: [Philadelphia Glider Council](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHILADELPHIA%20GLIDER%20COUNCIL), [Chalfont, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Chalfont)

## NTSB investigations on N5171G (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 IAD99FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99FA041), May 1, 1999: Cessna 305A (N5171G), Hilltown, PA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The inadequate lookout of both pilots, and the pilot of the other aircraft.
- [NTSB NYC86LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA065), Jan 18, 1986: Cessna 305-L-19 (N5171G), Hilltown, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5171G (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 19990501004231A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990501004231A), May 1, 1999: Cessna 305A (N5171G), Hilltown, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Cessna C-305 acft collided in mid-air with N47938, a grob G-103 glider, N5171G was destroyed and the pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal injuries, N47938 was…
- [Accident 19860118002469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860118002469A), Jan 18, 1986: Cessna STC305 (N5171G), Hilltown, PA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on a glider tow at 200 feet. Returned,made hard landing collapsing gear. Water in fuel on prior flights

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