N4459R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172M built in 1974. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 10, 2015. The last status on file was "first notice for registration renewal".
Cessna 172M cancelled December 10, 2015
- Serial number
- 17263201
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1974
- Last status
- First notice for registration renewal
- Certificate issued
- February 15, 2013
- Last FAA action
- February 15, 2013
- Last owner
- Imsar Aviation LLC (Corporation)
Springville, UT - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Other; Aerial surveying
NTSB accident and incident record under N4459R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17263201
***This report was modified on August 18, 2015. Please see the docket for this accident to view the original report.*** The operator's improper installation of a supplemental electrical power supply, which caused a short circuit due to inadequate vibration and abrasion protection, which resulted in chafing of the wires, which contacted one another, short-circuited, and caused an onboard fire. Contributing to the accident were the installation of the supplemental electrical power supply system without the supervision of an FAA-certified mechanic, the lack of an onboard means for fire suppression, and the pilot's inability to see the low-conspicuity power lines across the landing approach path until it was too late to take evasive action.
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