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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N20556

N20556 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172M built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 4, 2019. The last status on file was "first notice for registration renewal".

Cessna 172M cancelled December 4, 2019

Serial number
17261391
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1973
Last status
First notice for registration renewal
Certificate issued
March 15, 2017
Last FAA action
August 7, 2017
Last owner
Flying Academy Los Angeles (Non-citizen corporation)
Corona, CA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N20556

WPR19FA080Accident on February 6, 2019 at Desert Hot Springs, CA: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17261391

The pilot's inadequate and/or improper preparation for the flight in which he selected an altitude too low to assure terrain clearance and resulted in an impact with terrain in turbulent downdraft conditions.

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