N8283E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 16, 1993. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172N cancelled August 16, 1993
- Serial number
- 17272169
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- September 18, 1984
- Last FAA action
- January 31, 1991
- Last owner
- Thief River Aviation INC (Corporation)
Thief River Falls, MN - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8283E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17272169
INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND, THE NON PERFORMANCE O FAN EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AND NOT MAINTAINING A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB ON BEHALF OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S NOT REMOVING ICE FROM THE AIRPLANE, NOT OBTAINING ALTITUDE DURING THE CLIMB, AND NOT MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
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