N5048E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 4, 2011 when the aircraft was exported to Finland. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172N cancelled August 4, 2011
- Serial number
- 17271699
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Finland
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- July 26, 2011
- Last owner
- Beegles Aircraft Service INC (Corporation)
Greeley, CO - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 180A cancelled May 20, 1965
- Serial number
- 50348
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 16, 1959
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Samuelson John R JR (Individual)
Bethel, AK - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5048E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17271699
a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Contributing factors were weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing and unsuitable terrain available on which to make a forced landing and the road sign.
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