N46603 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172K built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 10, 2017. The last status on file was "second notice for registration renewal". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172K cancelled July 10, 2017
- Serial number
- 17257379
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1968
- Last status
- Second notice for registration renewal
- Certificate issued
- June 30, 2004
- Last FAA action
- February 13, 2014
- Last owner
- Skypark INC (Corporation)
Wadsworth, OH - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Fairchild M-62A cancelled November 22, 1955
- Serial number
- T43-7275
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1944
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- October 13, 1950
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Lango Joseph (Individual)
Amenia, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N46603
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172K · serial 17257379
The pilot’s delayed decision to maneuver around rising terrain, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to calculate the performance requirements needed to climb over mountainous terrain before the flight.
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