N20459 — 1973 Cessna 172M

Aircraft record

Serial number

17261305

Manufacturer

Cessna

Model

172M

Year

1973

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Lycoming O-360 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N20459 →

Accident & incident history

1. ERA22LA228May 14, 2022Lancaster, NYNo injuries

   The student pilot’s excessive pitch during takeoff resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain. Contributing was the student’s failure to relinquish the controls when ordered by the instructor.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1973 Cessna 172M).

1. Feb 4, 2023deregistered — Little Bird Airways Llc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N20459 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1973 Cessna 172M above.

• until Jun 8, 1948Welch OW5M (s/n 154)

Frequently asked

Has N20459 been in an accident?

Yes. N20459 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2022.

What kind of aircraft is N20459?

N20459 is a 1973 Cessna 172M (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 17261305.