# N46240: 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: October 4, 2025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46240
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46240

## Aircraft that carried N46240

- [Cancelled 2025-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46240-2025-10-04): Cessna 172I, S/N 17257129, built 1968. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Leesburg, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Leesburg)

## NTSB investigations on N46240 (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 ATL91LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA093), May 14, 1991: Cessna 172I (N46240), Clanton, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
- [NTSB CHI73FEG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEG24), May 11, 1973: Cessna 172 (N46240), Chillicothe, OH, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N46240 (2)

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 19910514015709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910514015709A), May 14, 1991: Cessna 172I (N46240), Clanton, AL, Substantial damage. Too FAR down runway for landing. Added power and stalled initiating go around.
- [Accident 19730511010499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730511010499A), May 11, 1973: Cessna 172I (N46240), Chillicothe, OH, Substantial damage. Acft ran off end of rwy and down slope.

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