N8226L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172H built in 1967. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 10, 2007. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172H cancelled April 10, 2007
- Serial number
- 17256426
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1967
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- February 21, 2001
- Last FAA action
- February 20, 2007
- Last owner
- Hoeft Michael R (Co-owned)
Frontenac, MN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N8226L
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172H · serial 17256426
The pilot's failure to follow the checklist resulting in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 56426
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT, AND HIS IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRPLANE.
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