N5185R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172M built in 1974. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 22, 2020. The last status on file was "second notice for registration renewal".
Cessna 172M cancelled July 22, 2020
- Serial number
- 17263402
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1974
- Last status
- Second notice for registration renewal
- Certificate issued
- July 10, 2017
- Last FAA action
- July 10, 2017
- Last owner
- Cape Fear Aviation Maintenance LLC (LLC)
Fayetteville, NC - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N5185R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17263402
The passenger’s excessive control application during the takeoff and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
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