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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N173VE

N173VE is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Howe Cory VELOCITY 173 RG ELTE. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 31, 1998. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Howe Cory VELOCITY 173 RG ELTE cancelled October 31, 1998

Serial number
301
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 3, 1996
Last FAA action
April 4, 1996
Last owner
Howe Cory D (Individual)
North Little Rock, AR
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N173VE

FTW98FA165Accident on March 26, 1998 at N. Little Rock, AR: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Velocity 173 RG ELITE · serial 301

Inadequate fusion between the valve stem and head due to inadequate quality control during construction of the exhaust valve for the number three cylinder. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing

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