# N177TJ: Owens Tom SMYTH SIDEWINDER, registration cancelled 1996-08-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 8, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Owens Tom SMYTH SIDEWINDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/owens-tom-smyth-sidewinder) (registry code 05623EX)
- Serial number: 2559
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 12, 1993
- Last registry action: May 15, 1996
- Mode S code: A134E0
- Owner when cancelled: [Owens Tommy L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OWENS%20TOMMY%20L)
- Location: [Shreveport, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Shreveport)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4679° N, 93.8139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71109, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N177TJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=177TJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N177TJ-1996-08-08

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Owens Tom SMYTH SIDEWINDER: https://openairdocs.org/model/owens-tom-smyth-sidewinder.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 FTW96LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA257), Jun 16, 1996: Owens/Smyth Sidewinder (N177TJ), Minden, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations resulting in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the unsuitable terrain for the forced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19960616014139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960616014139A), Jun 16, 1996: Amtr SIDEWINDER (N177TJ), Minden, LA, Substantial damage. Engine problems, made emergency landing. (-23) the pilot reported to shreveport rapcon that the aircraft engine was running rough and that he was out of fuel.…

## Other aircraft with N177TJ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N177TJ): Cessna 177B, S/N 17702593, built 1976

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