# N1048F: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1992-08-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 12, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17272938
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 26, 1986
- Last registry action: May 19, 1992
- Mode S code: A01706
- Owners when cancelled: [Plank Charles D Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLANK%20CHARLES%20D%20JR), [Plank Claudine](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLANK%20CLAUDINE)
- Location: [Malibu, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Malibu)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0702° N, 118.8510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90265, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1048F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1048F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1048F-1992-08-12

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.md

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX87MA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87MA018), Oct 17, 1986: Cessna 172N (N1048F), Altadena, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB LAX81FUA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUA05), Feb 26, 1981: Cessna 172 (N1048F), Torrance, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19861016049199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861016049199A), Oct 16, 1986: Cessna 172N (N1048F), Altadena, CA, Destroyed. PIC accepted ATC clearance that was below minimum altitude. Hit mountain. ATC failed to monitor the flight.
- [Accident 19810226005899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810226005899A), Feb 26, 1981: Cessna 172N (N1048F), Torrance, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on crosswind landing. Ran off runway into soft mud. Airplane nosed over.

## Other aircraft with N1048F

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1048F): Maule MXT-7-180A, S/N 21013C, built 1997

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