N1265U
N1265U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172M built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 12, 1980 when the aircraft was exported to Canada. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Cessna 172M cancelled August 12, 1980
- Serial number
- 17266960
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1976
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- December 7, 1977
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Coastal Air Services INC (Corporation)
Groton, CT - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N1265U
GAA17CA332Accident on May 24, 2017 at Elfin Cove, AK: no injuries, substantial damage.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 208 · serial 20800375
The pilot’s failure to recognize the magnitude of the swell size during landing, which resulted in a tail-low hard water landing.
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