# N172LS: 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: February 10, 1994
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=172LS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172LS

## Aircraft that carried N172LS

- [Cancelled 1994-02-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172LS-1994-02-10): Cessna 172N, S/N 17270248. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [United States Navy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20NAVY), [Oak Harbor, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Oak%20Harbor)

## NTSB investigations on N172LS (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 SEA93FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA214), Oct 1, 1993: Cessna 172N (N172LS), Ellensburg, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALLING SPEED (VS), AND HIS INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION. FACTORS INCLUDE THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION, AND AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N172LS (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 19930930037079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930930037079A), Sep 30, 1993: Cessna 172N (N172LS), Ellensberg, WA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Struck rising terrain near a ridge while flying low to scout for elk.

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