N2879U
N2879U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172D built in 1963. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 3, 2014. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".
Cessna 172D cancelled September 3, 2014
- Serial number
- 17250479
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1963
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- February 7, 2013
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Minneapolis, MN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N2879U
ERA13LA037Accident on October 20, 2012 at Indian Trail, NC: no injuries, substantial damage.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172D · serial 17250479
The pilot’s improper use of flaps for takeoff, which resulted in the airplane’s failure to attain adequate climb airspeed and subsequent collision will trees during takeoff.
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