N4959R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172H. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 14, 2001. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172H cancelled May 14, 2001
- Serial number
- 17256280
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- November 6, 1996
- Last FAA action
- November 16, 1999
- Last owner
- United States Air Force Owner (Government)
San Diego, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N4959R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172H · serial 172-56280
The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and weather evaluation that resulted in the inadvertant entry into instrument meteorological conditions while conducting visual flight. A factor was fog and the night visual conditions.
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