# N1863Y: 1962 Cessna 172C, registration cancelled 2018-04-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 19, 2018
- 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: 17249463
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 26, 1962
- Certificate issued: July 20, 2010
- Last registry action: May 13, 2014
- Mode S code: A159CE
- Owner when cancelled: [Balio John M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALIO%20JOHN%20M)
- Location: [Frankfort, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Frankfort)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0617° N, 75.1287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 13340, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1863Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1863Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1863Y-2018-04-19

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 ERA16FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA161), Apr 18, 2016: Cessna 172 (N1863Y), Westmoreland, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to takeoff on the grass runway given the conditions at the time; his excessive aft control input during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the aft fuselage contacting the runway…

## 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 20160418005939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160418005939A), Apr 18, 2016: Cessna 172C (N1863Y), Westmoreland, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The pilot of N1863Y only utilized apporximately 1200 feet Of the 2000 foot grass strip. On the take-off roll, upon reaching the End of the runway, take-off was…

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