# N13620: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1999-07-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 29, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17262888
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 1, 1990
- Last registry action: May 18, 1999
- Mode S code: A09432
- Owners when cancelled: [Rolf John A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROLF%20JOHN%20A), [Rolf Wanda M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROLF%20WANDA%20M)
- Location: [Cypress, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Cypress)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9953° N, 95.6650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77429, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13620
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=13620
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13620-1999-07-29

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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 LAX94LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA173), Mar 23, 1994: Cessna 172M (N13620), Santa Maria, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION AND SERVICE OF AN INCORRECT MODEL MAGNETO BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO FOLLOW PUBLISHED AIRPLANE EMERGENCY…
- [NTSB FTW89LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA158), Sep 2, 1989: Cessna 172M (N13620), Bellville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT AND HIS IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT PORPOISE AND SUBSEQUENT NOSE GEAR FAILURE.
- [NTSB DEN83LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA073), Mar 9, 1983: Cessna 172M (N13620), Leadville, CO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19940323000879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940323000879A), Mar 23, 1994: Cessna 172M (N13620), Santa Maria, CA, Destroyed. Flying low in canyon engine rough then quit. Landed in trees. Magnetos worn out of timing and not approved type.
- [Accident 19890902033289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890902033289A), Sep 2, 1989: Cessna 172M (N13620), Bellville, TX, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing, over controlled, nose gear impacted,folded and aircraft nosed over.
- [Accident 19830309006969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830309006969A), Mar 9, 1983: Cessna 172M (N13620), Leadville, CO, Substantial damage. Skidded off side of runway on landing. Struck a snowbank and overturned.
- [Incident 19810412024359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810412024359I), Apr 12, 1981: Cessna 172M (N13620), Leadville, CO, Minor damage. During touch and go landing pilot made a hard landing, broke nose gear fork. Made go-around and landed.

## Other aircraft with N13620

- [Cancelled 1936-10-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13620-1936-10-01): Huggins Robert E HUGGINS, S/N 7, built 1933. Owner: [Perren Charles Jr & Graham George L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PERREN%20CHARLES%20JR%20%26%20GRAHAM%20GEORGE%20L), [Waukesha, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Waukesha)

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