# N517LA: 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 30, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=517LA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N517LA

## Aircraft that carried N517LA

- [Cancelled 2021-01-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N517LA-2021-01-30): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S10915, built 2009. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Blh Visions LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLH%20VISIONS%20LLC), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

## NTSB investigations on N517LA (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 CEN19FA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA221), Jul 13, 2019: Cessna 172 (N517LA), Katy, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control and subsequent impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N517LA (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 20190713011499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190713011499A), Jul 13, 2019: Cessna 172S (N517LA), Katy, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft took off from west houston airport climbing to the west and turning south. Climbing to 1500 feet at 150 knots the aircraft then descended and…

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