# N8175Z: 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: May 5, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8175Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8175Z

## Aircraft that carried N8175Z

- [Cancelled 2015-05-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8175Z-2015-05-05): Schempp-Hirth VENTUS BT, S/N 38. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Buxton Gary W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUXTON%20GARY%20W), [Eaton, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Eaton)
- [Cancelled 1993-01-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8175Z-1993-01-29): Piper PA-32-301T, S/N 328024014. Owner: [Mckenzie Joseph A Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCKENZIE%20JOSEPH%20A%20JR), [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs)

## NTSB investigations on N8175Z (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 DEN92FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA085), Aug 17, 1992: Piper PA-32-301T (N8175Z), Kit Carson, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED AND EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING, HIS ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT INTO A LEVEL…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8175Z (3)

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 19920816031979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920816031979A), Aug 16, 1992: Piper PA32301T (N8175Z), Kit Carson, CO, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew into thunderstorm. Exceeded design limits. Airframe failed. Prior IFR into thunderstorm areas reported.
- [Incident 19840514046359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840514046359I), May 14, 1984: Piper PA32301T (N8175Z), Alamogordo, NM, Minor damage. Missed the taxiway transition after turning off runway and struck a ditch. Taxi boundaries and exits not lighted.
- [Incident 19830128007869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830128007869I), Jan 28, 1983: Piper PA32301T (N8175Z), El Paso, TX. Massive engine failure en route. Landed on highway. Oil cooler line loose. No oil in engine. Rods broke crankcase.

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