# N176BT: 1996 17633 162F, registration cancelled 2018-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [17633 162F](https://openairdocs.org/model/17633-162f) (registry code 0560236)
- Engine: [Rotorway RW152](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotorway-rw152) (registry code 55006)
- Serial number: 6144
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 11, 1996
- Certificate issued: November 6, 1996
- Last registry action: December 3, 2002
- Mode S code: A12FA2
- Owners when cancelled: [17633 Inc  DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/17633%20INC%20%20DBA), [Bts Automotive](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BTS%20AUTOMOTIVE)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6259° N, 112.0025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85032, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N176BT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=176BT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N176BT-2018-01-11

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 17633 162F: https://openairdocs.org/model/17633-162f.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 LAX97LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA197), May 31, 1997: Rotorway 162F (N176BT), Phoenix, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the owner/builder incorrectly installed the tail rotor drive pulley mounting scissors, overtorqued the pivot belts, did not perform the required maintenance lubrication of the pivot belts, and failed…

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