# N1463U: 1976 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1978-09-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 30, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17267130
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 3, 1978
- Mode S code: A0BBCE
- Owner when cancelled: [Owens Frederick](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OWENS%20FREDERICK)
- Location: [Chico, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chico)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7458° N, 121.8439° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95926, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1463U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1463U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1463U-1978-09-30

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (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 OAK78DVD57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD57), Sep 30, 1978: Cessna 172 (N1463U), Willits, CA, destroyed

## 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 19780930031899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780930031899A), Sep 30, 1978: Cessna 172M (N1463U), Willits, CA, Destroyed
- [Incident 19780319009139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780319009139I), Mar 19, 1978: Cessna 172 (N1463U), Healdsburg, CA, Minor damage. Pilot aborted takeoff with a loaded airplane on a short runway. Ranoff the runway end.

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