N1271C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 177B built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 14, 2011. The last status on file was "sale reported, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 177B cancelled February 14, 2011
- Serial number
- 17702694
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- October 25, 1994
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Galesburg, IL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Piper PA-20-135 cancelled May 24, 1960
- Serial number
- 20-969
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- April 9, 1953
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Witherly Murel (Individual)
Fort Fairfield, ME - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N1271C
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 177B · serial 17702694
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SELECT CARBURETOR HEAT IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE. RELATED FACTORS ARE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW, LOW CEILINGS, THE DARK NIGHT, AND SOFT TERRAIN CONDITIONS.
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