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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N86173

N86173 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Elliott STEEN SKYBOLT built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 20, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Elliott STEEN SKYBOLT cancelled November 20, 2014

Serial number
4745
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1980
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
January 5, 1983
Last FAA action
April 12, 1996
Last owner
Butkovich Bernard W (Individual)
Cleveland, OH
Airworthiness
Experimental · Racing; Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N86173

ATL87DEI06Accident on June 25, 1987 at Wadsworth, OH: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Steen SKYBOLT · serial 4745

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