N417FR is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172R built in 1997. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 22, 2010. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Cessna 172R cancelled July 22, 2010
- Serial number
- 17280305
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1997
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- May 14, 2010
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft Company (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N417FR
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172R · serial 17280305
The flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was a malfunction of the elevator control for an undetermined reason, which required excessive forward pressure on the yoke to maintain pitch control.
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