N8228G is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 27, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".
Cessna 172N cancelled February 27, 2013
- Serial number
- 17273617
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- October 6, 1988
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Roselle, IL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N8228G
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17273617
IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, FAILURE TO OBTAIN INFLIGHT WEATHER INFORMATION, AND PILOT FATIGUE.
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