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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N4881G

N4881G is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 7, 2012. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".

Cessna 172N cancelled December 7, 2012

Serial number
17273428
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1979
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
December 28, 1993
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Xxx, OK
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N4881G

DEN93LA061Accident on May 23, 1993 at Buena Vista, CO: no injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17273428

A DOWNDRAFT AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS WERE: A CROSSWIND AND THE INADVERTENT SELECTION OF ADDITIONAL FLAPS.

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