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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N1272U

N1272U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172M built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 19, 2013 when the aircraft was exported to Brazil. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Cessna 172M cancelled September 19, 2013

Serial number
17266967
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1976
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Brazil
Certificate issued
May 13, 2013
Last FAA action
May 13, 2013
Last owner
Aero Aviation Aircraft Sales & Service INC (Corporation)
Stuart, FL
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N1272U

NYC89FA135Accident on May 21, 1989 at Bradford, VT: fatal, minor damage (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172M · serial 17266967

FAILURE OF THE RATED PILOTS IN BOTH AIRCRAFT TO SEE AND AVOID A MIDAIR COLLISION.

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