Flight Tracker
N243W
1971 CESSNA 172L
Fixed wing single engine · Reciprocating · Standard
1 NTSB record for this tail number, including substantial damage, 3 fatal injuries. See the full record below.

Registration

Registered Owner
MOORE WILLIAM
Registrant Type
Individual
Location
DALHART, TX
Status
Valid
Certificate Issued
Jan 13, 2026
Airworthiness Date
Oct 29, 1981
Expires
Jan 31, 2033
Approved Operations
Normal, Utility

Airframe

Manufacturer
CESSNA
Model
172L
Year
1971
Serial Number
17260205
Seats
4
Engines
1
Max Weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Cruise Speed
105 kt
Type Certificate
-

Powerplant

Engine Manufacturer
LYCOMING
Engine Model
0-320 SERIES
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)
A23D18
Mode S Code (Octal)
50436430

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: 1 prior registration

RegistrantLocationCancelled
RICHARDSON KYLE MIDLAND, TX Jan 2, 2018

NTSB Accident & Incident Record

Apr 25, 2012 Accident Substantial Blanding, UT
Injuries3 fatal
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 091
Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during low-level maneuvering flight. Contributing to the pilot’s death was the lack of a timely emergency rescue response due to the lack of effective emergency signal transmissions from both the airplane’s emergency locator transmitter and the personal locator device, which were both ejected from the wreckage.

NTSB WPR12FA184