N917SA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172S built in 2002. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 27, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
N917SA is reserved by a private party since March 30, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on January 30, 2027.
Cessna 172S cancelled October 27, 2017
- Serial number
- 172S9177
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2002
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 25, 2003
- Last FAA action
- June 18, 2011
- Last owner
- Wings Up LLC (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N917SA
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172S · serial 172S9177
The pilot's decision to fly into a mountainous area where conditions were such that the airplane was unable to climb above rising terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's insufficient pilot-in-command experience and inadequate training in mountain flying.
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