N14171 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Embraer EMB-145XR built in 2004. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 3, 2019. The last status on file was "sale reported". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Embraer EMB-145XR cancelled October 3, 2019
- Serial number
- 14500859
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
- Year built
- 2004
- Last status
- Sale reported
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- October 3, 2019
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Chicago, IL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
Stinson SR-5 cancelled May 14, 1974
- Serial number
- 9261-A
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 31, 1961
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Elliott Robert & Mitchell W C (Partnership)
Delta Junction, AK - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N14171
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Embraer EMB145 · serial 14500859
The flight crew’s decision, due to confirmation bias, to continue the descent below the decision altitude when the runway had not been positively identified. Contributing to the accident were (1) the first officer’s fatigue, which exacerbated his confirmation bias, and (2) the failure of CommutAir pilots who had observed the localizer misalignment to report it to the company and air traffic before the accident.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site