N472RA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172M built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 20, 2008 when the aircraft was exported to Philippines. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Cessna 172M cancelled February 20, 2008
- Serial number
- 17266910
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1976
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Philippines
- Certificate issued
- August 27, 2004
- Last FAA action
- May 18, 2005
- Last owner
- Airscape INC (Corporation)
Clearwater, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N472RA
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172M · serial 17266910
The instructor's improper decision to land on the dry lakebed without knowing the condition of the landing surface. A factor in the accident was the soft sand surface of the lake bed.
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