# N20342: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1976-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 1976
- 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: 17261205
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 31, 1975
- Mode S code: A1A027
- Owner when cancelled: [Bettencourt Oliver A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BETTENCOURT%20OLIVER%20A)
- Location: [Chino, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chino)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20342
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20342
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20342-1976-03-16

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 LAX76FUG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUG32), Feb 1, 1976: Cessna 172 (N20342), Yucca Valley, CA, destroyed

## 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 19760201001419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760201001419A), Feb 1, 1976: Cessna 172M (N20342), Yucca Valley, CA, Destroyed. Hit concrete wall. Full flaps on go arnd.

## Other aircraft with N20342

- [Cancelled 2019-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20342-2019-05-06): Schmidt Steve RV7A, S/N 70204, built 2003. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Schmidt Steve](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMIDT%20STEVE), [Northport, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Northport)

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