# N1944F: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1992-12-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 8, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17273034
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 13, 1979
- Last registry action: October 7, 1982
- Mode S code: A179F1
- Owner when cancelled: [Paul Fournet  Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAUL%20FOURNET%20%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1944F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1944F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1944F-1992-12-08

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 FTW79FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA107), Sep 8, 1979: Cessna 172N (N1944F), Lafayette, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19790908034499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790908034499A), Sep 8, 1979: Cessna 172N (N1944F), Lafayette, LA, Destroyed. Pilot crashed short of runway after declaring emergency. Doctor stated pilot had suicidal tendencies.

## Other aircraft with N1944F

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1944F): Berg Jerry KITFOX VIXEN, S/N V9412-0022, built 1999

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