N55479 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 13, 2012. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172P cancelled March 13, 2012
- Serial number
- 17275191
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1981
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- February 15, 2008
- Last FAA action
- February 15, 2008
- Last owner
- Sky Training LLC (Corporation)
West Milford, NJ - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Consolidated Vultee BT-13A cancelled October 18, 1973
- Serial number
- 6424
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Mcnamara Motor Express INC (Corporation)
Kalamazoo, MI - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N55479
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17275191
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain during a night approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s non-standard traffic pattern over higher terrain.
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