N7899N

CESSNA R172E · 1968 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 4 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: UNITED STATES AIR FORCE OWNER, CO (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE-OWNEROperatoron 2026-08-22Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2026-08-22 Operator named in NTSB report
CESSNA R172E No injuries Part 91UNITED STATES AIR FORCE-OWNER

Operated by UNITED STATES AIR FORCE OWNER (per NTSB report)

Not yet finalized — may be revised.
Source: NTSB case WPR26LA315

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

1 report on file, 2000-09-13.

OTHER · 2000-09-13 Unresolved
ATA 2750

Part: FLAP — DESTROYED (RT INBOARD)

AIR LOADS MOVED THE RIGHT FLAP OUTBOARD SO THAT, WHEN RETRACTED, THE INBOARD RIB ASSY - FLAP SUPPORT ARM LEFT, P/N 0523901-8, WAS BLOCKED BY THE FLAP TRACK SUPPORT STRUCTURE. BOTH FLAP SUPPORT ARMS WERE BENT BACKWARD BY THE FORCE OF THE FLAP MOTOR, FINALLY JAMMING AT ABOUT FIVE DEGREES DOWN. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED INSTALLATION OF CESSNA SERVICE KIT SK180-44-1. (X)

Source: SDR 20001108SH034