# N172KB: 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: January 29, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=172KB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172KB

## Aircraft that carried N172KB

- [Cancelled 2023-01-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172KB-2023-01-29): Cessna 172L, S/N 17260046, built 1971. Owner: [Airways Aviation Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRWAYS%20AVIATION%20CENTER%20INC), [Grand Rapids, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Grand%20Rapids)

## NTSB investigations on N172KB (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 DEN99LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA085), May 25, 1999: Cessna 172L (N172KB), Gunnison, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent stall/mush immediately after takeoff. Factors were the high density altitude weather condition, and the pilot's total lack of experience in type of operation.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N172KB (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 19990525041109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990525041109A), May 25, 1999: Cessna 172L (N172KB), Gunnison, CO, No damage. (-23) The pilot maintains that on takeoff, the aircraft lost power and an emergency landing had to be made. [privacy data omitted]

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