# N15963: 2005 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2009-07-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 28, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S9904
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 19, 2005
- Certificate issued: June 26, 2006
- Last registry action: June 16, 2009
- Mode S code: A0EEE4
- Owner when cancelled: [Advantage Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADVANTAGE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Palo Alto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palo%20Alto)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4579° N, 122.1151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94303, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15963
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15963
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15963-2009-07-28

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 172S: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s.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 LAX08FA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA261), Aug 8, 2008: Cessna 172S (N15963), Incline Village, NV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to initiate a flight for which he was neither approved nor qualified and his failure to maintain terrain clearance during the flight. Contributing to the accident were the dark…

## 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 20080808845479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080808845479A), Aug 8, 2008: Cessna 172S (N15963), Incline Villag, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft initially contacted a tree approximately 30 feet above ground level. The right wing separated at that point. The fuselage, left wing and engine…

## Other aircraft with N15963

- [Cancelled 2002-06-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15963-2002-06-26): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-7325211. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Jawahir Mark E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAWAHIR%20MARK%20E), [Deland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Deland)

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