N9247T is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172S built in 2012. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 8, 2013 when the aircraft was exported to China Peoples Rep. The last status on file was "sale reported". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Cessna 172S cancelled March 8, 2013
- Serial number
- 172S11210
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2012
- Last status
- Sale reported
- Exported to
- China Peoples Rep
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- March 7, 2013
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Xxx, OK - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Piper PA-38-112 cancelled August 16, 2007
- Serial number
- 38-78A0295
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- June 8, 2001
- Last FAA action
- June 19, 2007
- Last owner
- Smiley Sam (Individual)
Cincinnati, OH - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 180C cancelled May 9, 1960
- Serial number
- 50747
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Ecuador
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N9247T
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper Aircraft PA-38-112 · serial 38-78A0295
The pilot’s improper decision to continue visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, with a low cloud ceiling, over mountainous terrain.
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