# N957TA: 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 18, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=957TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N957TA

## Aircraft that carried N957TA

- [Cancelled 2018-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N957TA-2018-01-18): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9057, built 2002. Owner: [S & G Sky LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/S%20%26%20G%20SKY%20LLC), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)

## NTSB investigations on N957TA (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 WPR17LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA176), Jul 31, 2017: Cessna 172S (N957TA), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to oil starvation as a result of the loose right magneto, which allowed oil to escape and the engine to seize. Contributing to the accident was inadequate…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N957TA (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.

- [Accident 20170731010209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170731010209A), Jul 31, 2017: Cessna 172S (N957TA), West Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Engine had a catastrophic failure during descent to Boeing field when the crank shaft completely seprated at approximately its midpoint. Instructor pilot…
- [Incident 20120306003149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120306003149I), Mar 6, 2012: Cessna 172S (N957TA), Philip, SD, Minor damage. On March 6, 2012, a student pilot flew N957TA, a CE-172-S, on a cross country flight from pierre, SD to Philip, SD. The pilot was coming in for a touch and go…

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