# N6171U: Smith Sport Aire M - 1, registration cancelled 1980-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith Sport Aire M - 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-sport-aire-m-1) (registry code 056011K)
- Serial number: M-102
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 4, 1974
- Mode S code: A80B4D
- Owner when cancelled: [Von Berg Richard M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VON%20BERG%20RICHARD%20M)
- Location: [Saginaw, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Saginaw)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6171U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6171U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6171U-1980-09-11

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Smith Sport Aire M - 1: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-sport-aire-m-1.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 CHI79FEM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM29), Jul 15, 1979: Smith Sport Aire (N6171U), Elk Rapids, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19790715017039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790715017039A), Jul 15, 1979: Amtrtn SPORTAIRE2 (N6171U), Elk Rapids, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot engaged in buzzing and aerobatics. Aircraft stalled and spun into the ground.

## Other aircraft with N6171U

- [Cancelled 2009-09-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6171U-2009-09-22): Hawker Beechcraft B300, S/N FL-671, built 2009. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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