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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N52222

N52222 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 206-L4. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 6, 2011. The last status on file was "n-number assigned as an import, not registered, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Bell 206-L4 cancelled June 6, 2011

Serial number
52164
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
—
Last status
N-number assigned as an import, not registered, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
January 12, 1996
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

Cessna 172P cancelled September 10, 1993

Serial number
17274446
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
July 19, 1984
Last FAA action
August 18, 1993
Last owner
Aviation Training INC (Corporation)
Hayward, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N52222

LAX89FA018Accident on October 19, 1988 at Union City, CA: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17274446

LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE PILOT WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY ENTERED INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE, DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS AND FOGGY WEATHER CONDITIONS, INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO IMC UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES, FAILURE TO PERFORM A WEATHER EVAULATION AFTER RECEIVING PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING, SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND LACK OF TOTAL INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

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