# N7917X: 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: May 9, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7917X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7917X

## Aircraft that carried N7917X

- [Cancelled 2013-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7917X-2013-05-09): Cessna 172B, S/N 17248417, built 1961. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Horton Laine A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORTON%20LAINE%20A), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

## NTSB investigations on N7917X (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 FTW89LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA027), Dec 3, 1988: Cessna 172B (N7917X), Plano, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION WHICH RESULTED FROM THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO UTILIZE NUMEROUS SUITABLE SOURCES OF FUEL ALONG HIS ROUTE OF FLIGHT.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7917X (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 19881203053929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881203053929A), Dec 3, 1988: Cessna 172B (N7917X), Plano, TX, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on climbout. Stalled, bounced into air, came down and nosed over. Landed to fuel, none available.

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