N65983 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 3 times.
Cessna 172P cancelled January 25, 2018
- Serial number
- 17275938
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1983
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 13, 1990
- Last FAA action
- April 5, 2001
- Last owner
- Ate Of Texas INC (Corporation)
Dallas, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 150L cancelled April 7, 1975
- Serial number
- 15075757
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- May 24, 1974
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Golden Triangle Air Service( Holding CORP) (Corporation)
Des Moines, IA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Boeing A75N1 cancelled December 12, 1955
- Serial number
- 75-1865
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 14, 1951
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Farmers Agricultral Service INC (Corporation)
West Memphis, AR - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N65983
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17275938
The flight instructor's inadequate supervision which allowed the student to solo at night with less than one hour of night instruction with a known inoperative landing and taxi light. A Factor was the student pilot's spatial disorientation which resulted in the loss of control.
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