N468LE is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 177RG built in 1971. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 7, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired".
Cessna 177RG cancelled February 7, 2017
- Serial number
- 177RG0158
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1971
- Last status
- Registration expired
- Certificate issued
- January 15, 2014
- Last FAA action
- January 15, 2014
- Last owner
- Zook James E (Individual)
Mason, MI - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N468LE
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 177RG · serial 177RG0158
The pilot receiving instruction's inability to respond to or compensate for the sudden change in wind direction and speed that the airplane encountered shortly after liftoff, which resulted in a tailwind condition, a corresponding decrease in airspeed, and a reduced climb gradient.
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