N52071 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 27, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172P cancelled March 27, 2018
- Serial number
- 17274406
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 15, 2014
- Last FAA action
- April 15, 2014
- Last owner
- Clark Jason (Individual)
Bountiful, UT - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Consolidated Vultee BT-13A cancelled October 24, 1955
- Serial number
- 9043
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1943
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 5, 1951
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Barton Lewis H H JR (Individual)
Jacksonville, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N52071
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17274406
The pilot's decision to fly into a canyon without sufficient room to reverse course if necessary, which resulted in an emergency landing, loss of directional control, collision with terrain, and a post-crash fire.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17274406
The student pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff due to an improper flap setting.
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