# N68172: 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 28, 2007
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68172
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68172

## Aircraft that carried N68172

- [Cancelled 2007-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68172-2007-02-28): Cessna 152, S/N 15282163, built 1978. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Christiansen Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISTIANSEN%20AVIATION%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N68172 (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 MIA96LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA065), Jan 14, 1996: Cessna 152 (N68172), Olive Branch, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND SWERVE AND SUBSEQUENT OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N68172 (2)

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.

- [Incident 19980521014579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980521014579I), May 21, 1998: Cessna 152 (N68172), Houston, MS. Fuel starvation on short flight. Pilot admitted mistake in visual fuel check. Landed safe in open field.
- [Accident 19960114002499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960114002499A), Jan 14, 1996: Cessna 152 (N68172), Olive Branch, MS, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Came back down on angle. Lost control. Left runway. Collapsed nose gear.

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