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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N7871N

N7871N is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna R172E built in 1967. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 6, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Cessna R172E cancelled October 6, 2017

Serial number
R172-0262
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1967
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
April 22, 2004
Last FAA action
March 30, 2011
Last owner
United States Air Force-Owner (Government)
Holloman Afb, NM
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N7871N

CEN10CA267Accident on March 22, 2010 at Alamogordo, NM: substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna R172E · serial R172-0262

An unknown event that resulted in damage to the airplane's firewall.

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