FIRST TRUST SPECIAL SITUTATIONS TRUST SERIES 171, 497J, 1996-10-25

FIRST TRUST SPECIAL SITUTATIONS TRUST SERIES 171
497J, 1996-10-25

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                      NIKE SECURITIES L.P.
                      1001 WARRENVILLE ROAD
                     LISLE, ILLINOIS  60532
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                         October 25, 1996
                                
                                
                                
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N. W.
Washington D.C. 20549-1004

Attn:     Filing Desk, Stop 1-4
                                
     Re:  The First Trust Special Situations Trust, Series 171
              (File No. 33-13933) (CIK No. 1021987)

Gentlemen:
     
     In   accordance  with  the  provisions  of  Rule  497(j)  of
Regulation  C  under the Securities Act of 1933 (the  "Securities
Act")  this  letter  serves  to  certify  that  the  most  recent
amendment to the registration statement on Form S-6 for the above
captioned  Trust does not differ from that which would have  been
filed  pursuant to Rule 497(b) of the Securities Act.   Amendment
No.  1,  which  was the most recent Amendment to the Registration
Statement, was filed electronically with the Commission on 
October 23, 1996.
                                    
                                    Very truly yours,
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    NIKE SECURITIES L.P.