N52872 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 23, 2014 when the aircraft was exported to Mexico. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172P cancelled May 23, 2014
- Serial number
- 17274625
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1981
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Mexico
- Certificate issued
- September 24, 2012
- Last FAA action
- September 24, 2012
- Last owner
- Beegles Aircraft Service INC (Corporation)
Greeley, CO - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna T-50 cancelled December 4, 1951
- Serial number
- 4856
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Costa Rica
- Certificate issued
- June 15, 1946
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Williard R M (Individual)
High Point, NC - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N52872
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17274625
A LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF PROCEDURES BY FLYING OUT OF GROUND EFFECT AT AN INADEQUATE AIRSPEED. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF FLAPS.
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