# N1669Y: 1962 Cessna 172C, registration cancelled 2012-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17249369
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 21, 1962
- Certificate issued: March 1, 1988
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A10BA2
- Owner when cancelled: [Kenneth Poteet Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENNETH%20POTEET%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Homestead, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Homestead)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.5248° N, 80.4988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33031, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1669Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1669Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1669Y-2012-08-10

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 MIA91LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA226), Sep 28, 1991: Cessna 172C (N1669Y), Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO REFUEL BEFORE DEPARTURE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN BECOMING…

## 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.

- [Incident 19920208047409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920208047409I), Feb 8, 1992: Cessna 172C (N1669Y), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Engine not developing power to maintain level flight. Forced landing in field.
- [Accident 19910928043579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910928043579A), Sep 28, 1991: Cessna 172C (N1669Y), West Palm Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on solo crosscountry. Landing in a marsh nose gear collapsed. Stated left fuel gauge malfunction.

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