N972SP is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172S built in 1999. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 2, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 172S cancelled October 2, 2012
- Serial number
- 172S8174
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1999
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 19, 2004
- Last FAA action
- July 17, 2007
- Last owner
- Hawkeye-Jensen INC (Corporation)
Bernville, PA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N972SP
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172S · serial 172S8174
The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point as a result of the airplane's excessive airspeed. A factor was the partial loss of engine power due to a seized exhaust valve.
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