N9174D is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Carris Edgar C C AVID FLYER built in 2001. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 8, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Carris Edgar C C AVID FLYER cancelled May 8, 2013
- Serial number
- 946
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2001
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 31, 2002
- Last FAA action
- May 20, 2008
- Last owner
- Scherer Charles (Co-owned)
Delray Beach, FL - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Piper PA-22-160 cancelled March 22, 1994
- Serial number
- 226230
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 9, 1991
- Last FAA action
- September 10, 1991
- Last owner
- Finkenbine Roger W (Individual)
Tucson, AZ - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N9174D
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Carris Avid Aircraft · serial 946
The loss of engine power during cruise flight for an undetermined reason, and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an emergency descent, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and in-flight collision with terrain. A factor associated with the accident was the inadvertent stall.
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