# N8171G: Piper PA-32R-301T, registration cancelled 1997-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-301T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (registry code 7103220)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R8029052
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 18, 1990
- Last registry action: May 15, 1996
- Mode S code: AB25DF
- Owners when cancelled: [Nassif Christopher S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NASSIF%20CHRISTOPHER%20S), [Nassif Robin K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NASSIF%20ROBIN%20K), [Nassif Anne H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NASSIF%20ANNE%20H)
- Location: [Studio City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Studio%20City)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1402° N, 118.3946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91604, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8171G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8171G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8171G-1997-01-30

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-32R-301T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t.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 LAX94FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA198), Apr 20, 1994: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8171G), Santa Monica, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: fuel starvation resulting from the failure of the pilot to select a tank containing fuel, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering for a forced landing which resulted in an…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19940420008539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940420008539A), Apr 20, 1994: Piper PA32R301T (N8171G), Santa Monica, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine sputtered on climbout. Turned back. Hit power pole and wires. No mechanical defects found.
- [Incident 19810402023109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810402023109I), Apr 2, 1981: Piper PA32R301T (N8171G), Victorville, CA, Minor damage. Zy aircraft abandoned on dry lake. Not reported except through a newspaper article.

## Other aircraft with N8171G

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8171G): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 0751, built 2003

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