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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8171V

N8171V is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161 built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 9, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Piper PA-28-161 cancelled January 9, 2018

Serial number
28-8016282
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1980
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
September 19, 2011
Last FAA action
September 19, 2011
Last owner
Akn INC (Corporation)
Minneapolis, MN
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Cessna A188 cancelled December 20, 1974

Serial number
188-0421
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 4, 1972
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Gray Kenneth E (Individual)
Miami, TX
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N8171V

LAX07LA134Accident on April 23, 2007 at Palo Alto, CA: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 28-8016282

a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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