N1242C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172S built in 2006. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 28, 2011 when the aircraft was exported to Indonesia. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172S cancelled October 28, 2011
- Serial number
- 172S10308
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2006
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Indonesia
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- March 25, 2011
- Last owner
- Island Bound LLC (Corporation)
Dunedin, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Piper PA-22-135 cancelled July 29, 1975
- Serial number
- 22-1045
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1953
- Last status
- Sale reported
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- January 14, 1977
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Oklahoma City, OK - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N1242C
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 172S10308
The passenger’s failure to avoid the rotating propeller after exiting the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to include deplaning procedures as part of the passenger safety briefing.
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