N7135X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Textron Aviation Inc 172S built in 2016. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 30, 2016 when the aircraft was exported to Russian Federation. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Textron Aviation Inc 172S cancelled November 30, 2016
- Serial number
- 172S11707
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2016
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Russian Federation
- Certificate issued
- September 27, 2016
- Last FAA action
- November 3, 2016
- Last owner
- Globeflyers INC (Corporation)
Valley Center, KS - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Townsend Leslie E EXEC cancelled February 16, 1999
- Serial number
- 2961
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- May 12, 1998
- Last FAA action
- May 12, 1998
- Last owner
- Russell D H (Individual)
Meadowview, VA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N7135X
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Townsend EXECUTIVE · serial 2961
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN HELICOPTERS.
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