N46643 is a 1968 Cessna 172K (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 17257406, registered in College Grove, TN. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Dec 31, 2032; the renewal window opens on Jun 30, 2032. It is powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES rated at 180 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class (normal, utility), issued Sep 4, 1968. It is one of 1,025 172K aircraft in the FAA registry, 23 of them registered in Tennessee. About 66% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Apr 6, 2011.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Dec 31, 2032
- Registrant type
- LLC
- Registered owner
- VOLUNTEER STATE AVIATION LLC
- Location
- College Grove, TN
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Nashville FSDO (BNA FSDO) · (615) 324-1300
- Certificate issued
- Dec 9, 2025
- Last FAA action
- Dec 9, 2025
- Mode S code (hex)
- A5B2E5
- Mode S code (octal)
- 51331345
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- CESSNA
- Model
- 172K
- Type certificate (TCDS)
- 3A12 (Textron Aviation Inc.)
- Year manufactured
- 1968
- Serial number
- 17257406
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- 4 cycle
- Engine
- LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
- Engines / seats
- 1 / 4
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Airworthiness
- Standard since Sep 4, 1968
- Approved operations
- Normal, Utility
Earlier registrations of this number
| Canceled | Aircraft | Serial | Year | Exported to | Same airframe today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 1955 | INTERSTATE S-1B1 | 40 |
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2011 | Bar Harbor, ME | Cessna 172K this airframe | Substantial | None | ERA11CA333 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.