# N6170: 2016 Knight Gary L AA NIEUPORT 28

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Knight Gary L AA NIEUPORT 28](https://openairdocs.org/model/knight-gary-l-aa-nieuport-28) (registry code 05634S8, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 2016
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Airdrome Aeroplanes NIEUPORT 28
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 22, 2016
- Certificate issued: January 19, 2016
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A80B17
- Registered owner: [Knight Gary L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNIGHT%20GARY%20L)
- Location: [Lansing, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Lansing)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2484° N, 94.9042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66043, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6170
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6170

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Knight Gary L AA NIEUPORT 28)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Volkswagen CONVERSION)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA22FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA320), Jul 18, 2022: Knight AA Nieuport 28 (N6170), Basehor, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s incorrect installation of the left-wing strut, which resulted in a loss of airplane control during takeoff and a subsequent aerodynamic stall and spin from which the pilot could not…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20220718012269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220718012269A), Jul 18, 2022: Knight Gary L AA NIEUPORT 28 (N6170), Destroyed, 1 fatal. During climb out to the south from a private airfield, the aircraft turned 90 degrees to the east. The pilot was unable to maintain the necessary climb angle,…

## Reports on N6170 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N6170, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19730412011569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730412011569A), Apr 12, 1973: Schzow MODELB (N6170), Chino, CA, Destroyed. Bounced hard after lift off,then climbed at steep angle. 1st flt in type.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N6170

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N6170 before.

- [Cancelled 1973-06-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6170-1973-06-25): Taylor / Treffinger / Maloney MINI-HAWK 1, S/N MH-01. Owner: [Mini Hawk Intl Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MINI%20HAWK%20INTL%20INC), [Santa Monica, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Monica)

## Related

- Other Knight Gary L AA NIEUPORT 28 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/knight-gary-l-aa-nieuport-28/aircraft.md
- The Volkswagen CONVERSION engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion.md

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