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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5172K

N5172K is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D built in 1982. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 16, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D cancelled September 16, 2013

Serial number
1123D
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
1982
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
March 13, 1991
Last FAA action
June 16, 2000
Last owner
Laura Z Fishing CO INC (Corporation)
Saipan, MP
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Cessna 172N cancelled June 2, 1980

Serial number
17273999
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Japan
Certificate issued
May 5, 1980
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Western Skyways INC (Corporation)
Long Beach, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5172K

LAX94LA041Accident on November 7, 1993 at Pacific Ocean, PO: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 369D · serial 1123D

AN UNDETERMINED EVENT THAT RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT.

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