N1281U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172M built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 15, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".
Cessna 172M cancelled August 15, 2013
- Serial number
- 17266976
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1976
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- August 29, 2008
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Greeley, CO - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N1281U
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna CE-172M · serial 17266976
The student pilots improper short field landing procedure and excessive rate of descent. A contributing factor was the student pilots improper recovery from a bounced 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