N6171R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Rans S-17 built in 2001. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 5, 2014. The last status on file was "third notice for registration renewal". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Rans S-17 cancelled November 5, 2014
- Serial number
- 0800015
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Two-cycle piston
- Year built
- 2001
- Last status
- Third notice for registration renewal
- Certificate issued
- July 15, 2011
- Last FAA action
- July 15, 2011
- Last owner
- Stanback Clarence F (Individual)
Irvine, CA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Registered before Jan 31, 2008
Cessna T210F cancelled November 5, 1983
- Serial number
- T210-0071
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- October 10, 1978
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Titus Calvin E (Co-owned)
Sebastopol, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N6171R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Rans S-17 · serial 0800015
A loss of engine power due to improper construction and inadequate maintenance of the fuel system and engine. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s inadvertent contact with an unseen guy wire during the landing flare.
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