# N20459: 1973 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2023-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Engine: [Lycoming O-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (registry code 41575)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17261305
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial advertising
- Airworthiness date: February 3, 2004
- Certificate issued: October 5, 2016
- Last registry action: May 13, 2019
- Mode S code: A1A408
- Owner when cancelled: [Little Bird Airways LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LITTLE%20BIRD%20AIRWAYS%20LLC)
- Location: [Hamburg, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Hamburg)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7134° N, 78.8303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14075, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20459
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20459
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20459-2023-02-04

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 ERA22LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA228), May 14, 2022: Cessna 172M (N20459), Lancaster, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s excessive pitch during takeoff resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain. Contributing was the student’s failure to relinquish the controls when ordered by the…

## 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 20220514006169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220514006169A), May 14, 2022: Cessna 172M (N20459), Lancaster, NY, Substantial damage. Student pilot (minor without a student pilot cert, just started flying) was attempting a soft field takeoff and rotated at stall speed. The aircraft pitched up…

## Other aircraft with N20459

- [Cancelled 1948-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20459-1948-06-08): Welch OW5M, S/N 154. Owner: [Holly James I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLLY%20JAMES%20I), [Union City, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Union%20City)

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