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N1581V

N1581V is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172M built in 1974. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 24, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 172M cancelled September 24, 2013

Serial number
17263678
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1974
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
June 9, 1999
Last FAA action
November 4, 2005
Last owner
Shellenberger Larry (Co-owned)
Plano, TX
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Dehavilland DHC-2 cancelled January 13, 1953

Serial number
172
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 29, 1952
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Babb CO INC (Corporation)
Newark, NJ
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N1581V

FTW01LA161Accident on July 10, 2001 at Kingston, OK: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17263678

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which required his evasive maneuver and resulted in a stall.

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