Aircraft record

N4251Q1975 Cessna 172M

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Oct 31, 2013.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Jul 1984)2 ADs may apply

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Kissimme, FL; owner city / state
Engine: 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp; Lycoming
Owners: 1; since 1992
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 1984
ADs may apply: 2; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Last registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Kissimme, FL
Certificate issued: Mar 19, 1992
Canceled: Oct 31, 2013
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal, Utility
Airworthiness date: Oct 10, 1975

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Cessna
Model: 172M
Year: 1975
Serial number: 17266025
Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 4
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A510BC

Engine

Make and model: Lycoming 0-320 Series
Type: 4 Cycle
Power: 180 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

1992 – 2013Individual ownerKissimme, FL
1977 – 1980Co-ownersEuless, TX · different airframe: 1971 Cessna 172l S/N 17260151
Date unknownIndividual ownerdifferent airframe: Piper Pa-34-200t S/N 347570264

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Jul 5, 1984 · Walbridge, OH

DURING FLT, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED HEAVY RAIN & THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT A NEARBY ARPT. HOWEVER, DUE TO ANOTHER ACFT ON THE RWY, HE MADE A GO-AROUND. THE SURVIVING PASSENGER (A BOY) REPORTED THAT THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE, BLACK CLOUDS & RAIN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASHED, NOSE DOWN, IN AN OPEN FIELD & FLIPPED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A SIGMET HAD BEEN ISSUED…

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Fatal
Report: CHI84FA280

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI84FA280)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (2)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2011-10-09	Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190…	Jun 17, 2011	Airframe (172M)
2011-06-02	Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 172 Airplanes Modified by Supplemental Type…	May 26, 2011	Airframe (172M)Only with: Modified by STC SA01303WI (installation of TAE 125-01 or TAE 125-02-99 engine).

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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