# N20285: 1972 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1978-12-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 5, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17261158
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 19, 1978
- Mode S code: A19CFF
- Owner when cancelled: [R & S Enterprises](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20%26%20S%20ENTERPRISES)
- Location: [E Hartford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/E%20Hartford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7487° N, 72.6095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06118, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20285
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20285
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20285-1978-12-05

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.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 NYC78FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA097), Sep 20, 1978: Cessna 172M (N20285), Windsor Locks, CT, 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 19780920043629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780920043629A), Sep 20, 1978: Cessna 172 (N20285), Windsor Locks,C, CT, Destroyed. Lndg gr brushed trees btwn outer & middle marker

## Other aircraft with N20285

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20285): Cessna 120, S/N 12897

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