N6257F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 9, 2008. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172N cancelled September 9, 2008
- Serial number
- 17273175
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- January 29, 1980
- Last FAA action
- July 15, 2008
- Last owner
- East Tennessee Pilots Club (Partnership)
Knoxville, TN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N6257F
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17273175
The CFI's inadequate in-flight planning/decision and his inadequate supervision which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the inadequate preflight planning/preparation to ensure an adequate fuel supply, and the berm.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17273175
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