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N617FT

N617FT is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161 built in 1983. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 25, 2024. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

N617FT is reserved by a private party since March 25, 2024. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Piper PA-28-161 cancelled March 25, 2024

Serial number
28-8316090
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1983
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 8, 2014
Last FAA action
September 30, 2023
Last owner
F I T Aviation LLC (LLC)
Melbourne, FL
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Piper PA-28-161 cancelled March 2, 1992

Serial number
2841366
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
N-number assigned but not yet registered
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
May 26, 1990
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N617FT

MIA01LA034Accident on November 30, 2000 at Melbourne, FL: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 8316090

The student pilot's failure to maintain a visual look out while transitioning from the active runway to a taxiway resulting in an on-ground collision with a taxiway sign.

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