N5117U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172RG. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 12, 1990. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N5117U is reserved by Textron Aviation INC since February 19, 2016. Reservation type: Reserved to manufacturer, temporary number.
Cessna 172RG cancelled December 12, 1990
- Serial number
- 172RG0245
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 24, 1989
- Last FAA action
- July 25, 1989
- Last owner
- Hill Enterprises (Co-owned)
Mt Sterling, KY - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 206 cancelled June 15, 1964
- Serial number
- 206-0117
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Norway
- Certificate issued
- February 14, 1964
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5117U
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172RG · serial 172RG0245
VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE (ALTITUDE) FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE TERRAIN AND ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RELATED FACTORS.
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