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N4783J

N4783J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 27, 2012. The last status on file was "sale reported, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 172N cancelled August 27, 2012

Serial number
17273676
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1979
Last status
Sale reported, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
February 7, 1995
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
None, OK
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Beech A23-19 cancelled October 25, 1973

Serial number
MB-219
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 1, 1973
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Thurber Leslie N (Individual)
Lagrande, OR
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N4783J

LAX93FA223Accident on May 25, 1993 at Lompoc, CA: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17273676

VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE (OR CLEARANCE) FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LOW CEILING, FOG, DRIZZLE, OBSCURATION, AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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