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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N4868F

N4868F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 9, 1992. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Cessna 172N cancelled March 9, 1992

Serial number
17273093
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 19, 1990
Last FAA action
March 20, 1990
Last owner
Pegasus Flight Center INC (Corporation)
Fort Worth, TX
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N4868F

DEN91FA132Accident on September 15, 1991 at Tererro, NM: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17273093

A FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE OBSTACLE CLEARANCE IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE: LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT, AND INSUFFICIENT STANDARDS BY THE OPERATOR.

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