N61838 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172M built in 1975. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 7, 2016 when the aircraft was exported to United Arab Emirat. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172M cancelled January 7, 2016
- Serial number
- 17264832
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1975
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- United Arab Emirat
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- August 2, 2013
- Last owner
- Plane Exchange INC (Corporation)
Stockton, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Fairchild M-62A cancelled October 25, 1955
- Serial number
- T43-5738
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 4, 1948
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Capitol Drive Arpt INC (Corporation)
Pewaukee, WI - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N61838
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172M · serial 17264832
THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER TO PROPERLY REMANUFACTURE AND ADEQUATELY INSPECT THE NO. 1 ROCKER ARM PRIOR TO ITS INSTALLATION ON THE ENGINE. THIS RESULTED IN FATIGUE CRACKING OF THE ROCKER ARM AND A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
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