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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N204BE

N204BE is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 28, 2024. The last status on file was "valid registration".

N204BE is reserved by a private party since February 28, 2024. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Cessna 172N cancelled February 28, 2024

Serial number
17271338
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1978
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 25, 2007
Last FAA action
March 4, 2023
Last owner
Pink Skies INC (Corporation)
Willoughby, OH
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N204BE

ERA22LA392Accident on August 30, 2022 at Gates Mills, OH: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17271338

The instructor pilot’s decision to perform an inflight magneto check with no suitable area to land. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to correctly perform a magneto check that resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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