N71233 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Textron Aviation Inc 172S built in 2016. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 29, 2016 when the aircraft was exported to China Peoples Rep. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Textron Aviation Inc 172S cancelled November 29, 2016
- Serial number
- 172S11725
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2016
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- China Peoples Rep
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- November 29, 2016
- Last owner
- Southwind Global Aviation INC (Corporation)
Moundridge, KS - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B cancelled July 19, 2000
- Serial number
- F8B-148
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- May 28, 1997
- Last FAA action
- May 16, 2000
- Last owner
- Ash Jonathan (Individual)
Bend, OR - Airworthiness
- None on file
Luscombe 8A cancelled January 2, 1952
- Serial number
- 2660
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 14, 1951
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Baker Jack & James D Wilson (Co-owned)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N71233
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B · serial F8B-148
failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from the static wire, which became shorted to a transmission wire and subsequently caused a fire to erupt on the balloon's envelope. Factors relating to the accident were: the obstructions (power line wires), and the pilot's reduced ability to visually detect the static wire, due to the gray sky condition in the background.
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