N8175Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS BT. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 5, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Schempp-Hirth VENTUS BT cancelled May 5, 2015
- Serial number
- 38
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 17, 2005
- Last FAA action
- February 19, 2008
- Last owner
- Buxton Gary W (Co-owned)
Eaton, CO - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-32-301T cancelled January 29, 1993
- Serial number
- 328024014
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 14, 1990
- Last FAA action
- September 17, 1990
- Last owner
- Mckenzie Joseph A JR (Partnership)
Colorado Springs, CO - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8175Z
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32-301T · serial 32-8024014
THE PILOT BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED AND EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING, HIS ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT INTO A LEVEL SIX THUNDERSTORM, AND HIS LACK OF INSTRUMENT TIME.
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