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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N72655

N72655 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172M built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 7, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 172M cancelled May 7, 2013

Serial number
17267230
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1976
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
June 10, 1982
Last FAA action
April 11, 1994
Last owner
Avx Corporation (Corporation)
Seattle, WA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Cessna 140 cancelled September 13, 1968

Serial number
9831
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 5, 1962
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Schultz Harold (Individual)
Monroe, WI
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N72655

SEA82FYP09Accident on July 17, 1982 at Wenatchee, WA: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172M · serial 17267230

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