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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N1665Y

N1665Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172C. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 19, 1998. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Cessna 172C cancelled November 19, 1998

Serial number
17249365
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
March 29, 1967
Last FAA action
October 21, 1998
Last owner
Civil Air Patrol Flying Assoc INC (Corporation)
Windsor Locks, CT
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N1665Y

NYC96LA129Accident on June 23, 1996 at Block Island, RI: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172C · serial 17249365

the pilot's inadequate preflight, by failing to remove the control lock and checking the flight controls before takeoff, and his failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner, which resulted in an overrun, an encounter with brush, and a subsequent nose over of the airplane.

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