# N4796E: 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: January 24, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4796E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4796E

## Aircraft that carried N4796E

- [Cancelled 2018-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4796E-2018-01-24): Cessna 172N, S/N 17271661, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Proffessional Flight Instruction Serv Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PROFFESSIONAL%20FLIGHT%20INSTRUCTION%20SERV%20INC), [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)

## NTSB investigations on N4796E (1)

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 LAX02FA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA259), Aug 23, 2002: Cessna 172N (N4796E), Mesa, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: An electrical fire of unknown origin centered near the circuit breaker/throttle area of the instrument panel.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4796E (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 20020823023259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020823023259A), Aug 23, 2002: Cessna 172N (N4796E), Mesa, AZ, Destroyed. (-23) On take off from Falcon field in Mesa, AZ, at about 100 feet into th e climb, the student pilot yelled fire. The instructor started shut down procedures…
- [Incident 20010715019359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010715019359I), Jul 15, 2001: Cessna 172N (N4796E), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that just as he rotated for takeoff a "gust" hit the plane and it began drifting off of center line. Pilot was unable to maintain directonal…

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