# N2456U: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 22, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2456U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2456U

## Aircraft that carried N2456U

- [Cancelled 2014-09-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2456U-2014-09-22): Cessna 172D, S/N 17250056, built 1963. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Toole David B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOOLE%20DAVID%20B), [Columbus, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Columbus)

## NTSB investigations on N2456U (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA96FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA089), Mar 2, 1996: Cessna 172D (N2456U), Hawthorne, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath during an instrument approach.
- [NTSB NYC66F0312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0312), Oct 15, 1965: Cessna 172 (N2456U), Tupper Lake, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2456U (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19960301003369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960301003369A), Mar 1, 1996: Cessna 172D (N2456U), Gainesville, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost control during initial ILS approach. Struck trees. Gyros showed no scoring. No other anomalies. Lacked vectors

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