N46492 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172K built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 27, 2012. The last status on file was "sale reported".
Cessna 172K cancelled August 27, 2012
- Serial number
- 17257303
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1968
- Last status
- Sale reported
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- July 12, 2012
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Bloomburg, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N46492
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172K · serial 17257303
The flight instructor’s failure to ensure the radio was set correctly to activate the pilot-controlled lighting, which resulted in poor positioning for a proper landing and a subsequent off-runway forced landing during an attempted go-around. Contributing to the accident was a partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.
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