N1285U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172M built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 20, 2017. The last status on file was "third notice for registration renewal".
Cessna 172M cancelled September 20, 2017
- Serial number
- 17266979
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1976
- Last status
- Third notice for registration renewal
- Certificate issued
- April 29, 2004
- Last FAA action
- May 12, 2014
- Last owner
- Mcaleese Brent (Individual)
San Diego, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N1285U
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172M · serial 17266979
The local controller's (LC) failure to properly identify the aircraft in the pattern and to ensure control instructions provided to the intended Cessna on downwind were being performed before turning Eagle1 into its path for landing. Contributing to the LC's actions was his incomplete situational awareness when he took over communications from the LC trainee due to the high workload at the time of the accident. Contributing to the accident were the inherent limitations of the see-and-avoid concept, resulting in the inability of the pilots involved to take evasive action in time to avert the 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