N4288L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Raytheon Aircraft Company B200. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 25, 2001 when the aircraft was exported to South Africa. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Raytheon Aircraft Company B200 cancelled May 25, 2001
- Serial number
- BB-1742
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- South Africa
- Certificate issued
- January 30, 2001
- Last FAA action
- January 30, 2001
- Last owner
- Specialized Aircraft Services INC (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
Nelson James H V-6 STOL 262 cancelled October 7, 1996
- Serial number
- 199210216
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- June 18, 1992
- Last FAA action
- May 18, 1995
- Last owner
- Nelson James H (Individual)
San Benito, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 172G cancelled April 5, 1990
- Serial number
- 17254357
- 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 N4288L
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Nelson FORD V-6 STOL 262 · serial 1992-1-02-16
A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITH THE CAUSE UNDETERMINED. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172G · serial 17254357
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