N2781E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 10, 1994. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172N cancelled November 10, 1994
- Serial number
- 17271320
- 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
- August 9, 1988
- Last FAA action
- July 16, 1997
- Last owner
- Silk Brian P (Individual)
Woodland Hills, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2781E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 172-71320
THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE CHECKLIST TO ASSURE THAT THE TRIM TAB WAS IN THE PROPER POSITION AND FAILURE TO FOLLOW NORMAL PROCEDURES AND DIRECTIVES. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE, MISREADING OF THE TRIM SETTING, AND EXESSIVE NOSE DOWN ELEVATOR TRIM TAB.
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