# N617FT: 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: March 25, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=617FT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N617FT

## Aircraft that carried N617FT

- [Cancelled 2024-03-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N617FT-2024-03-25): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-8316090, built 1983. Owner: [F I T Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/F%20I%20T%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Melbourne, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Melbourne)
- [Cancelled 1992-03-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N617FT-1992-03-02): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 2841366. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N617FT (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 MIA01LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA034), Nov 30, 2000: Piper PA-28-161 (N617FT), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain a visual look out while transitioning from the active runway to a taxiway resulting in an on-ground collision with a taxiway sign.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N617FT (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.

- [Incident 20140519008949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140519008949I), May 19, 2014: Piper PA-28-161 (N617FT), Melbourne, FL, Minor damage. The CFI and student pilot reported that an engine fire occurred while the CFI was attempting to restart the engine so the student could perform his second…
- [Accident 20001130041649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001130041649A), Nov 30, 2000: Piper PA28161 (N617FT), Melbourne, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) After landing on runway 4 at Melbourne international airport (mlb) the student pilot was instructed by the control tower to turn right on taxiway romeo.…

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