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N172LS

N172LS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 10, 1994. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

N172LS is reserved by a private party since March 5, 2002. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on January 5, 2027.

Cessna 172N cancelled February 10, 1994

Serial number
17270248
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
November 18, 1987
Last FAA action
January 19, 1994
Last owner
United States Navy (Partnership)
Oak Harbor, WA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N172LS

SEA93FA214Accident on October 1, 1993 at Ellensburg, WA: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 172-70248

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALLING SPEED (VS), AND HIS INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION. FACTORS INCLUDE THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION, AND AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN.

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