# N8173U: 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: November 3, 2004
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8173U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8173U

## Aircraft that carried N8173U

- [Cancelled 2004-11-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8173U-2004-11-03): Piper PA-32R-301, S/N 32R-8013073, built 1980. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Crosswinds Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROSSWINDS%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC), [Bloomington, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Bloomington)
- [Cancelled 1972-03-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8173U-1972-03-30): Cessna 172F, S/N 17252073. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Morton Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORTON%20ROBERT%20J), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

## NTSB investigations on N8173U (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 NYC04FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA092), Mar 22, 2004: Piper PA-32R-301 (N8173U), Harlan, KY, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to continue VFR flight into IMC conditions and his failure to maintain terrain clearance, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Factors were night, snow and…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8173U (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 20040321004529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040321004529A), Mar 21, 2004: Piper PA32R301 (N8173U), Harlan, KY, Destroyed, 6 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed udg (darlington, SC) to bloomington, IL (bmi) enroute to bmi. The plane was reported overdue and search initiated. Wreckage was located…

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