N46459 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172K built in 1969. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 12, 2020. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Cessna 172K cancelled February 12, 2020
- Serial number
- 17257282
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1969
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 29, 2019
- Last FAA action
- August 29, 2019
- Last owner
- Smith Steven D (Individual)
Weatherford, TX - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Aerial advertising
NTSB accident and incident record under N46459
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172K · serial 17257282
A loss of engine power due to oil starvation, which resulted from the pilot, who was not a certified airframe and powerplant mechanic, removing the vacuum pump from the engine, and his misconception that he could operate the airplane without the pump.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17257282
The pilot failed to maintain clearance from the post. Factors included the post and the sun glare.
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