Single-engine piston

N9170X

1989 Piper Jetprop

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1989
Serial
4622018
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vb Inc (Corporation)
Based
Show Low, AZ
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Registration record

N9170X on the FAA register

Type
1989 Piper Jetprop (FAA: Piper PA 46-350P)
Serial
4622018
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Vb Inc
Show Low, AZ
Certificate issued
2023-04-26
Airworthiness date
1989-04-06
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ACB31A
Mode S (octal)
53131432
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,100 nm
Cruise (type)
260 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N9170X.
  • 2003-01-18
    Accident at Laconia, NH; damage: substantial.
  • 1989-04-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N9170X

N9170X is a 1989 Piper Jetprop (FAA model PA 46-350P), serial number 4622018. The FAA register lists Vb Inc as the registrant in Show Low, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 26, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 260 knots and a range of about 1,100 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 6, 1989.

N9170X has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
260 kt
Range
1,100 nm
Landing over 50 ft
1,000 ft
Fuel burn
96 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-01-18 Accident · Laconia, NH Damage: Substantial NTSB · IAD03LA028
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-46-350P
Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in an impact with a snowbank, and overstress fracture of the nose gear actuator and engine mount foot attachment. A factor in the accident was the icy runway conditions.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.