N97462 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P built in 1984. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 5, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Cessna 172P cancelled June 5, 2013
- Serial number
- 17276192
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1984
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 22, 1987
- Last FAA action
- March 30, 1991
- Last owner
- Business Aircraft Center INC (Corporation)
San Jose, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 182Q cancelled December 26, 1979
- Serial number
- 18267102
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Australia
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Transair INC (Corporation)
Oakland, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Stinson 108 cancelled May 31, 1949
- Serial number
- 108-462
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 24, 1946
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Gates A S (Individual)
Yakima, WA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N97462
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17276192
THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE, THE RAIN AND HIGH WIND CONDITIONS IN THE AREA.
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