# N20456: 1972 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2014-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17261302
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 5, 1973
- Certificate issued: February 17, 1976
- Last registry action: October 6, 2005
- Mode S code: A1A405
- Owner when cancelled: [Chipola Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHIPOLA%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Marianna, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Marianna)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.8482° N, 85.2314° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32446, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20456
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20456
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20456-2014-09-10

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 MIA79DKJ55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ55), Jul 19, 1979: Cessna 172 (N20456), Marianna, FL, 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 19790719018239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719018239A), Jul 19, 1979: Cessna 172 (N20456), Marianna, FL, Destroyed. Hit wires during spraying operation.

## Other aircraft with N20456

- [Cancelled 1940-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20456-1940-04-15): Welch OW7M, S/N 153. Owner: [Welch Aircraft Industries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELCH%20AIRCRAFT%20INDUSTRIES%20INC), [South Bend, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/South%20Bend)

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