N432CA (Textron Aviation INC 172S) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows 2 earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration expired on October 3, 2012.

Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.

Earlier aircraft with this registration

Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 2024 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N432CA.

May 8, 1987Accident
AFTER SEVERAL MAINTENANCE ADJUSTMENTS OF THE RIGHT PROPELLER AND FLIGHT IDLE FUEL FLOW, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN AND RELEASED FOR FLIGHT. SEVERAL PILOTS CONTINUED TO NOTE DESCREPANCIES CONCERNING THE RIGHT PROPELLER SYSTEM. ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS AGAIN RELEASED FOR FLIGHT.
Casa C-212-CC · 2 fatalities
Improper maintenance in setting propeller flight idle blade angle and engine fuel flow resulting in a loss of control from an asymmetric power condition. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's unstabilized visual approach. Full accident record