N2165Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Textron Aviation Inc C90GTI. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 26, 2019 when the aircraft was exported to China Peoples Rep. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Textron Aviation Inc C90GTI cancelled June 26, 2019
- Serial number
- LJ-2165
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- China Peoples Rep
- Certificate issued
- June 5, 2019
- Last FAA action
- June 5, 2019
- Last owner
- Bank Of Utah Trustee (Corporation)
Salt Lake City, UT - Airworthiness
- None on file
Mooney M20R cancelled May 24, 2012
- Serial number
- 29-0174
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1998
- Last status
- Registration pending, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- October 28, 2002
- Last owner
- Registration Pending (Individual)
Edgartown, MA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna 172D cancelled May 13, 1992
- Serial number
- 17249665
- 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
- June 12, 1989
- Last FAA action
- April 20, 1992
- Last owner
- Vernon Jesse H (Individual)
Carolina Beach, NC - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2165Y
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M20R · serial 29-0174
The pilot's spatial disorientation during a missed approach, which resulted in a loss of control, and the airplane's subsequent impact with water. Factors included clouds, rain, and night lighting conditions.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172D · serial 17249665
THE PILOT'S CONTINUATION OF VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING BEFORE DEPARTURE, THE ADVERSE WEATHER AND LIGHT CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT FLYING EXPERIENCE.
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