N7493X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172B built in 1960. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 11, 2005. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172B cancelled January 11, 2005
- Serial number
- 17247993
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1960
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- December 31, 1987
- Last FAA action
- May 18, 2004
- Last owner
- Corley Kenneth W (Co-owned)
Lakeland, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N7493X
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172B · serial 17247993
The pilot's failure to set the parking brake and his improper starting procedure which resulted in an unattended aircraft running away after hand starting the engine and the airplane colliding with parked airplanes, incurring substantial damage.
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