# N1620Y: Cessna 172C, registration cancelled 1998-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17249320
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 7, 1995
- Last registry action: January 21, 1998
- Mode S code: A0FB8B
- Owners when cancelled: [Claudy Steven A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLAUDY%20STEVEN%20A), [Claudy Eva M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLAUDY%20EVA%20M)
- Location: [Jessup, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Jessup)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1516° N, 76.7948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20794, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1620Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1620Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1620Y-1998-04-01

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 172C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c.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 BFO95LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA022), Dec 22, 1994: Cessna 172C (N1620Y), Laurel, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which failed to detect water-contaminated fuel.

## 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 19941222048769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941222048769A), Dec 22, 1994: Cessna 172C (N1620Y), Laurel, MD, Destroyed. Rough engine after departing. Turned back. Engine surging. Descended into trees. Water and ice in fuel.

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