N4253L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes TH-55. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 26, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Hughes TH-55 cancelled March 26, 2013
- Serial number
- 67-18357
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- October 24, 1982
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Lafayette, IN - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 172G cancelled May 1, 1968
- Serial number
- 172-54322
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Barbados
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Pinellas Aircraft INC (Corporation)
St Petersburg, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N4253L
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 67-18357
the pilot in commands' failure to obtain obstruction clearance from trees during a visual takeoff from a short, soft, wet field in instrument meteorological conditions. A factor was the pilot in commands' misjudgment of the takeoff climb performance of the airplane, which resulted in striking trees at the departure end of the field. A second factor was the operation of the airplane with a known defective wet compass, which resulted in the pilot's disorientation and led him to land in the unsuitable field.
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