# N172DG: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2017-06-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 19, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17272124
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 12, 1979
- Certificate issued: August 10, 1989
- Last registry action: October 28, 1998
- Mode S code: A120ED
- Owners when cancelled: [Hill Randall S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILL%20RANDALL%20S), [Hill Melissa A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILL%20MELISSA%20A)
- Location: [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3329° N, 80.0829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15241, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172DG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=172DG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172DG-2017-06-19

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 NYC92LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA081), Apr 18, 1992: Cessna 172N (N172DG), Blaine Hill, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: A LEAKING FUEL LINE WHICH RESULTED IN A POWER LOSS AND INFLIGHT FIRE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROLLING TERRAIN.

## 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 19920418010379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920418010379A), Apr 18, 1992: Cessna 172N (N172DG), Blaine Hill, PA, Destroyed. Engine quit on forced landing. Fire behind rudder pedals. Impacted upslope. First flight with new carburetor.

## Other aircraft with N172DG

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172DG): Cessna 172L, S/N 17260743, built 1972

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