# N1265U: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: August 12, 1980
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1265U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1265U

## Aircraft that carried N1265U

- [Cancelled 1980-08-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1265U-1980-08-12): Cessna 172M, S/N 17266960, built 1976. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Coastal Air Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COASTAL%20AIR%20SERVICES%20INC), [Groton, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Groton)

## NTSB investigations on N1265U (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA17CA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA332), May 24, 2017: Cessna 208 (N1265U), Elfin Cove, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to recognize the magnitude of the swell size during landing, which resulted in a tail-low hard water landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1265U (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20170524007479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170524007479A), May 24, 2017: Cessna 208 (N1265U), Elfin Cove, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot narrative: the conditions were a west n/w wind at 15 KTS and a swell that appeared to be about 2' with chop on top at the entrance of the Cove. I misread…

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