# N6171P: 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: February 25, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6171P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6171P

## Aircraft that carried N6171P

- [Cancelled 2013-02-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6171P-2013-02-25): Piper PA-24-180, S/N 24-1272, built 1959. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Caldwell, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Caldwell)

## NTSB investigations on N6171P (3)

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 SEA80FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FAMS1), Dec 11, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N6171P), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB SEA80FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA047), Dec 11, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N6171P), White Pass, WA, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB DIA69F0055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0055), Aug 16, 1968: Piper PA-24 (N6171P), Alexandria, VA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6171P (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 19791211044079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791211044079A), Dec 11, 1979: Piper PA24 (N6171P), White Pass, WA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Tried to traverse mountain area in winter storm. Airframe iced up. Unable to maintain altitude. Struck trees.

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