# N173VE: Howe Cory VELOCITY 173 RG ELTE, registration cancelled 1998-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Howe Cory VELOCITY 173 RG ELTE](https://openairdocs.org/model/howe-cory-velocity-173-rg-elte) (registry code 05602SJ)
- Serial number: 301
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 3, 1996
- Last registry action: April 4, 1996
- Mode S code: A12632
- Owner when cancelled: [Howe Cory D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOWE%20CORY%20D)
- Location: [North Little Rock, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/North%20Little%20Rock)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.9022° N, 92.2408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72120, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173VE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=173VE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173VE-1998-10-31

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Howe Cory VELOCITY 173 RG ELTE: https://openairdocs.org/model/howe-cory-velocity-173-rg-elte.md

## NTSB investigations (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 FTW98FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA165), Mar 26, 1998: Velocity 173 RG Elite (N173VE), N. Little Rock, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Inadequate fusion between the valve stem and head due to inadequate quality control during construction of the exhaust valve for the number three cylinder. A contributing factor was the lack of…

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