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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N53242

N53242 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 5, 2003 when the aircraft was exported to Vanuatu. The last status on file was "second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 172P cancelled November 5, 2003

Serial number
17274711
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1981
Last status
Second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response
Exported to
Vanuatu
Certificate issued
March 16, 1998
Last FAA action
July 25, 2003
Last owner
Scott Carl H (Co-owned)
Watkins, CO
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Cessna T-50 cancelled November 10, 1948

Serial number
4958(43-7438)
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1943
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Senior Aeronautical Inspector Ward (Corporation)
Los Angeles, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N53242

CHI83LA217Accident on May 13, 1983 at Mchenry, IL: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17274711

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