N176BT is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a 17633 Inc 162F built in 1996. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 11, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
17633 Inc 162F cancelled January 11, 2018
- Serial number
- 6144
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1996
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- November 6, 1996
- Last FAA action
- December 3, 2002
- Last owner
- 17633 INC DBA (Corporation)
Phoenix, AZ - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N176BT
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Rotorway 162F · serial 6144
the owner/builder incorrectly installed the tail rotor drive pulley mounting scissors, overtorqued the pivot belts, did not perform the required maintenance lubrication of the pivot belts, and failed to perform adequate visual maintenance checks of these areas during the pre/postflight checks; the resultant overtemperature on the pulley idlers; eventual catastrophic failure of the drive belts; and the pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm during autorotation, which resulted in loss of aircraft control and subsequent collision with the terrain.
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