# N1298F: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2013-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17272991
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 1979
- Certificate issued: October 25, 1980
- Last registry action: August 15, 1992
- Mode S code: A07897
- Owner when cancelled: [Alpha Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALPHA%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [West Plains, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/West%20Plains)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7011° N, 91.8563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 65775, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1298F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1298F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1298F-2013-04-22

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (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 MKC83FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA130), Jun 19, 1983: Cessna 172N (N1298F), South Fork, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19830619025459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830619025459A), Jun 19, 1983: Cessna 172N (N1298F), South Fork, MO, Destroyed. Stalled in a steep climbing turn on takeoff from a grass strip. Near vertical impact with the ground.
- [Incident 19810923061669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810923061669I), Sep 23, 1981: Cessna 172N (N1298F), West Plains, MO, Minor damage. Student making touch and go landings. Bounced aircraft, damaged nose wheel and propeller.

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