Flight Tracker
N172AL
2023 TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S
Fixed wing single engine · Reciprocating · Standard
1 NTSB record for this tail number, including destroyed damage, 5 fatal injuries. See the full record below.

Registration

Registered Owner
Withheld at owner request
Registrant Type
Corporation
Location
Withheld
Status
Valid
Certificate Issued
Apr 8, 2023
Airworthiness Date
Jan 5, 2023
Expires
Apr 30, 2030
Approved Operations
Normal, Utility

Airframe

Manufacturer
TEXTRON AVIATION INC
Model
172S
Year
2023
Serial Number
172S12931
Seats
4
Engines
1
Max Weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Cruise Speed
-
Type Certificate
-

Powerplant

Engine Manufacturer
LYCOMING
Engine Model
IO-360-L2A
Type
Reciprocating
Power
180 hp

Live Flight Status

Checking live traffic…

Coverage depends on ground receiver reception and is not a complete picture of traffic.

Transponder & Tracking

Mode S Code (Hex)
A120A6
Mode S Code (Octal)
50220246

The hex code is the aircraft's ICAO 24-bit address, broadcast by its ADS-B transponder. It is the key used to match live position reports to this registration.

Ownership History: 2 prior registrations

RegistrantLocationCancelled
OFFSHORE LOGISTICS INC LAFAYETTE, LA Mar 3, 1997
MISSIONARY FLIGHTS AND SERVICES INC FORT PIERCE, FL Jan 23, 2014

Observed Flights

DateFromToDurationMax Alt
Sep 11, 2026 20:02Z NUQ not observed 7 min 5,500 ft

Flights are inferred from sampled ADS-B positions, not from filed flight plans. Airports shown are the nearest field to where the aircraft was first and last seen at low altitude; endpoints outside receiver coverage are marked “not observed”. Durations are time observed, not block time.

NTSB Accident & Incident Record

Feb 14, 1995 Accident Destroyed EAST CAMERON
Injuries5 fatal
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsIMC
OperationFAR 135
Probable Cause

INADVERTENT FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER AFTER BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

NTSB FTW95FA116