N99173 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P built in 1985. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 30, 2006. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172P cancelled January 30, 2006
- Serial number
- 17276415
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1985
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- July 5, 1996
- Last FAA action
- April 19, 2005
- Last owner
- Christiansen Aviation INC (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N99173
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17276415
The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the initial takeoff climb, resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin and uncontrolled descent to ground impact. A contributing factor was the failure of the wing flap control, which resulted in the flaps being stuck in the full down position.
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