# N4963R: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: September 11, 1993
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4963R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4963R

## Aircraft that carried N4963R

- [Cancelled 1993-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4963R-1993-09-11): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG0037. Second triennial mailing, no response. Owner: [Technical Trades Institute Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TECHNICAL%20TRADES%20INSTITUTE%20INC), [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs)
- [Cancelled 1974-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4963R-1974-05-07): Cessna 172H, S/N 17256317. Owner: [U S Air Force](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20AIR%20FORCE), [Randolph Afb, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Randolph%20Afb)

## NTSB investigations on N4963R (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 DEN92FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA077), Jul 24, 1992: Cessna 172RG (N4963R), Fairplay, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S OPERATION AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO CLEAR OBSTACLES IN RISING MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE: HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, DIVERSION OF THE INSTRUCTOR'S ATTENTION, AND THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4963R (3)

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 19920724027429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920724027429A), Jul 24, 1992: Cessna 172RG (N4963R), Fairplay, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew low into canyon looking for campsite. Stalled into trees on rising terrain. Mountain flying instructional dual
- [Incident 19880421025039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880421025039I), Apr 21, 1988: Cessna 172RG (N4963R), Greeley, CO, Minor damage. Student pilot retracted flaps and gear on a touch and go landing. Landing gear collapsed on takeoff roll.
- [Incident 19871013061689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871013061689I), Oct 13, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N4963R), Greeley, CO, Minor damage. Student retracted gear instead of flaps on rollout. CFI was not quick enough to prevent nose gear retraction.

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