# N9170Y: 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: July 3, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9170Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9170Y

## Aircraft that carried N9170Y

- [Cancelled 2013-07-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9170Y-2013-07-03): Piper PA-31-310, S/N 31-226, built 1968. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Patete Christopher](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PATETE%20CHRISTOPHER), [Duncansville, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Duncansville)

## NTSB investigations on N9170Y (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 MKC79FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA020), Feb 28, 1979: Piper PA-31 (N9170Y), Clinton, IA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9170Y (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 19790228003829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790228003829A), Feb 28, 1979: Piper PA31 (N9170Y), Clinton, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot took off at night in heavy rain from an unlighted rwy. Aircraft flew into the ground after retracting gear.

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