Flight Tracker
N915D
2017 TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S
Fixed wing single engine · Reciprocating · Standard
1 NTSB record for this tail number, including destroyed damage, 1 fatal injury. See the full record below.

Registration

Registered Owner
AB PROP PLANE II LLC
Registrant Type
LLC
Location
METAIRIE, LA
Status
Valid
Certificate Issued
Feb 23, 2026
Airworthiness Date
Aug 28, 2017
Expires
Feb 28, 2033
Approved Operations
Normal, Utility

Airframe

Manufacturer
TEXTRON AVIATION INC
Model
172S
Year
2017
Serial Number
172S12071
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)
ACA989
Mode S Code (Octal)
53124611

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
R J ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORP - May 7, 1962
JACOBS DENNIS R YELLOW SPRINGS, OH Sep 9, 2002

Observed Flights

DateFromToDurationMax Alt
Sep 11, 2026 20:02Z KA39 KA39 31 min 6,500 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

Jun 16, 2002 Accident Destroyed Urbana, IL
Injuries1 fatal
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 091
Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff. Additional factors included the partial loss of engine power due to an excessively rich mixture as a result of a bad accelerator pump housing seal, and the pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane.

NTSB CHI02LA166