N7870U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172F built in 1964. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 25, 2019. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 172F cancelled February 25, 2019
- Serial number
- 17251870
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1964
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 21, 2005
- Last FAA action
- October 6, 2015
- Last owner
- Cessna 7870U LLC (LLC)
Grants Pass, OR - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N7870U
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17251870
The pilot's spatial disorientation and loss of situational awareness during the departure turn in dark night conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with water.
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