N5172L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-180 built in 1967. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 1, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-28-180 cancelled April 1, 2013
- Serial number
- 28-4458
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1967
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 18, 1977
- Last FAA action
- January 20, 2009
- Last owner
- Falls Aero INC (Corporation)
Great Falls, MT - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N5172L
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-180 · serial 28-4458
The pilot's loss of control resulting in inadvertent stall/mush during initial climb following takeoff. Factors were the unfavorable, sudden windshift conditions, the high density altitude, and the manufacturer's failure to provide adequate density altitude performance information in the Airplane Flight Manual.
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