N66986 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 7, 2014 when the aircraft was exported to Philippines. The last status on file was "sale reported". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172P cancelled January 7, 2014
- Serial number
- 17275997
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Sale reported
- Exported to
- Philippines
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- December 4, 2013
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Xxx, OK - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Consolidated Vultee BT-13A cancelled October 13, 1955
- Serial number
- 3044
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- May 18, 1950
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Arrighi Adolph J JR (Individual)
San Francisco, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N66986
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17275997
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions that resulted in directional control not being maintained during the landing roll. Factors to the accident were the pilot's inadequate in-flight decision to attempt the landing with a gusting 20 knot direct crosswind.
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