# N6171U: 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: September 22, 2009
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6171U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6171U

## Aircraft that carried N6171U

- [Cancelled 2009-09-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6171U-2009-09-22): Hawker Beechcraft B300, S/N FL-671, built 2009. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 1980-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6171U-1980-09-11): Smith Sport Aire M - 1, S/N M-102. Owner: [Von Berg Richard M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VON%20BERG%20RICHARD%20M), [Saginaw, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Saginaw)

## NTSB investigations on N6171U (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 CHI79FEM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM29), Jul 15, 1979: Smith Sport Aire (N6171U), Elk Rapids, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6171U (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 19790715017039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790715017039A), Jul 15, 1979: Amtrtn SPORTAIRE2 (N6171U), Elk Rapids, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot engaged in buzzing and aerobatics. Aircraft stalled and spun into the ground.

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