N53161 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 12, 2005. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172P cancelled May 12, 2005
- Serial number
- 17274694
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1981
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- June 16, 1992
- Last FAA action
- April 19, 2005
- Last owner
- Etchemendy Paul (Individual)
Tigard, OR - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Boeing A75N1 cancelled April 30, 1971
- Serial number
- 75-390
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1940
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 2, 1971
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- International Aero-Spray INC (Corporation)
Galion, OH - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N53161
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17274694
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering in known adverse weather conditions. Clouds, rain, high wind, dark night, trees, mountainous terrain and the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision were factors.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17274694
POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION AND UNCONTROLLED PORPOISE.
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