N4254L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Porterfield LP-65. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 27, 2012. The last status on file was "registration pending, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Porterfield LP-65 cancelled June 27, 2012
- Serial number
- 818
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration pending, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- April 23, 1997
- Last owner
- Registration Pending (Individual)
Midland, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard
Cessna 172G cancelled June 19, 1990
- Serial number
- 17254323
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned but not yet registered
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N4254L
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172G · serial 17254323
IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC), WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL DURING TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE EXCESSIVE GROSS WEIGHT AND IMPROPER LIFT-OFF BY THE PIC, THE PILOT/PASSENGER'S IMPROPER CREW COORDINATION REGARDING THE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS THAT HE RECEIVED CONCERNING THE PAYLOAD LIMITATIONS, AND THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.
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