# N66172: 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: April 30, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=66172
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66172

## Aircraft that carried N66172

- [Cancelled 2013-04-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66172-2013-04-30): Cessna 150M, S/N 15075893, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Weaver Russell R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEAVER%20RUSSELL%20R), [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)

## NTSB investigations on N66172 (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 LAX96LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA081), Dec 26, 1995: Cessna 150M (N66172), Quartzsite, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N66172 (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 19951226043609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951226043609A), Dec 26, 1995: Cessna 150M (N66172), Quartzsite, AZ, Substantial damage. Solo cross country student became alarmed by low fuel. Tried land on dirt strip. Veered into obstacles. Nosed over.

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