N480DW is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172S built in 2001. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 16, 2011 when the aircraft was exported to Australia. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172S cancelled December 16, 2011
- Serial number
- 172S8966
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2001
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Australia
- Certificate issued
- December 8, 2011
- Last FAA action
- December 8, 2011
- Last owner
- Weaver Aero International INC (Corporation)
Moundridge, KS - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 172S cancelled February 6, 2003
- Serial number
- 172S9044
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2002
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 15, 2002
- Last FAA action
- July 15, 2002
- Last owner
- Sawyer Aviation Training Center INC (Corporation)
Scottsdale, AZ - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N480DW
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172S · serial 172S9044
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a high density altitude takeoff. Contributing factors were the pilot's lack of experience in the type of operation and a wind gust.
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