N65982 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172S built in 2004. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 28, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172S cancelled February 28, 2017
- Serial number
- 172S9766
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2004
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 11, 2005
- Last FAA action
- March 18, 2008
- Last owner
- Mfh Leasing INC (Corporation)
Melbourne, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Consolidated Vultee BT-15 cancelled February 10, 1956
- Serial number
- 7018
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1942
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 9, 1947
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Blyteville Flying Service (Corporation)
Blytheville, AR - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N65982
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172S · serial 172S9766
The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control of the airplane during the dark, night flight over water, resulting in the uncontrolled descent and in-flight collision with the water. A contributing factor in the accident was the pilot's distraction with the inappropriately set transponder.
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