N4642J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 20, 2019. The last status on file was "sale reported". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172N cancelled May 20, 2019
- Serial number
- 17273658
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Sale reported
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- April 24, 2019
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Bloomburg, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Piper PA-28R-180 cancelled June 8, 1970
- Serial number
- 28R 30532
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Germany
- Certificate issued
- April 4, 1968
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Piper Aircraft Corporation (Corporation)
Lock Haven, PA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N4642J
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17273658
The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17273658
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the crosswind and the pilot's fatigue from lack of sleep.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17273658
The pilot prematurely flaring the airplane for landing, resulting in a hard landing, followed by an inadvertent pilot-induced porpoise and loss of directional control. A factor was the fence.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17273658
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