# N20428: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1991-06-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 3, 1991
- 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: 17261281
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 3, 1989
- Last registry action: February 6, 1989
- Mode S code: A1A39E
- Owner when cancelled: [Westwind Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTWIND%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Emporia, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Emporia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4117° N, 96.2235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66801, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20428
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20428
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20428-1991-06-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 MKC90LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA031), Nov 18, 1989: Cessna 172 (N20428), Osage City, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE TO THE RUNWAY WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARK NIGHT AND STATIC WIRES.

## 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 19891117045969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891117045969A), Nov 17, 1989: Cessna R172E (N20428), Osage City, KS, Substantial damage. Struck unseen powerline on final for a night landing. Aircraft hit nose first and nosed over.

## Other aircraft with N20428

- [Cancelled 2017-07-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20428-2017-07-13): Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX, S/N 203, built 1998. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Morgan W Kevin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORGAN%20W%20KEVIN), [Driggs, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Driggs)

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