N166ME is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172S built in 2000. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 5, 2007. The last status on file was "sale reported".
Cessna 172S cancelled June 5, 2007
- Serial number
- 172S8446
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2000
- Last status
- Sale reported
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- June 5, 2007
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Kennesaw, GA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N166ME
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172S · serial 172S8446
The CFI's failure to maintain airspeed sufficient for flight resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin during the forced landing. A contributing factor was the impact with a bird, which affected the performance 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