# N6171P: 1959 Piper PA-24-180, registration cancelled 2013-02-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 25, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 24-1272
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 6, 1959
- Last registry action: May 3, 1980
- Mode S code: A80B48
- Location: [Caldwell, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Caldwell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6695° N, 116.6510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83605, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6171P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6171P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6171P-2013-02-25

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 Piper PA-24-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 SEA80FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FAMS1), Dec 11, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N6171P), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB SEA80FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA047), Dec 11, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N6171P), White Pass, WA, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB DIA69F0055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0055), Aug 16, 1968: Piper PA-24 (N6171P), Alexandria, VA, substantial damage

## 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 19791211044079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791211044079A), Dec 11, 1979: Piper PA24 (N6171P), White Pass, WA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Tried to traverse mountain area in winter storm. Airframe iced up. Unable to maintain altitude. Struck trees.

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