# N20469: 1972 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2014-11-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 7, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 17261312
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 26, 1973
- Certificate issued: May 15, 1998
- Last registry action: April 21, 2014
- Mode S code: A1A42B
- Owners when cancelled: [Kropas Daniel J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KROPAS%20DANIEL%20J), [Staskowski Thomas J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STASKOWSKI%20THOMAS%20J)
- Location: [Ridgefield, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Ridgefield)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3177° N, 73.4998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06877, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20469
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20469
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20469-2014-11-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 ERA14CA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA430), Sep 9, 2014: Cessna 172M (N20469), Watertown, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to takeoff from a field which resulted in a collision with trees and the ground. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to correctly identify the destination…

## 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 20140909017639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140909017639A), Sep 9, 2014: Cessna 172M (N20469), Watertown, CT, Substantial damage. On or about 0800 09/09/2014 [privacy data omitted] took off from dxr in his Cessna 172M N20469 planning to land at N41. The weather was VFR with a ceiling…

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