N65857 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P built in 1983. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 25, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172P cancelled January 25, 2018
- Serial number
- 17275907
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1983
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 3, 1996
- Last FAA action
- February 19, 2008
- Last owner
- Aeroplace Services INC (Corporation)
Midlothian, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Consolidated Vultee BT-13A cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- 6745
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- November 26, 1946
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- North Alabama Aero Parts (Corporation)
Decatur, AL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N65857
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17275907
IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE CHECK PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN THEIR FAILURE TO REMAIN CLEAR OF TREES DURING TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: A DOWNDRAFT AND THE PROXIMITY OF TREES TO THE AIRPORT.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S USE OF EXCESSIVE FLAPS FOR TAKEOFF RESULTING IN LOSS OF CLIMB PERFORMANCE.
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