N1223F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 8, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 172N cancelled May 8, 2015
- Serial number
- 17272976
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 20, 1997
- Last FAA action
- January 16, 2001
- Last owner
- Vec Corporation Of Delaware (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N1223F
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17272976
The flight instructors failure to maintain climb airspeed during the go-around, which degraded climb performance, resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors in the accident were, delay in executing a go-around, retracting the flaps to 10 degrees prematurely, and high density altitude.
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