# N121L: Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 1992-03-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 5, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17254798
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 11, 1987
- Last registry action: December 4, 1991
- Mode S code: A05863
- Owner when cancelled: [Crowe John H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROWE%20JOHN%20H)
- Location: [Boca Raton, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Boca%20Raton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.3438° N, 80.0822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33432, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=121L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121L-1992-03-05

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 172G: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g.md

## NTSB investigations (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 MIA92LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA061), Jan 13, 1992: Cessna 172G (N121L), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19920113023819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920113023819A), Jan 13, 1992: Cessna 172G (N121L), Key West, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine blew up in flight on an aids to navigation mission for us coast guard. Aircraft sank. Observer drowned.

## Other aircraft with N121L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121L): Sport Plane Dynamics LIGHTNING, S/N 45, built 2010
- [Cancelled 1994-09-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121L-1994-09-02): Piper PA-31, S/N 317512005. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Mississippi Executive Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MISSISSIPPI%20EXECUTIVE%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [St Petersburg, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/St%20Petersburg)

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