# N204BE: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2024-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- 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: 17271338
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 22, 1978
- Certificate issued: May 25, 2007
- Last registry action: March 4, 2023
- Mode S code: A1A0FD
- Owner when cancelled: [Pink Skies Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PINK%20SKIES%20INC)
- Location: [Willoughby, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Willoughby)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6107° N, 81.3793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44094, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N204BE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=204BE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N204BE-2024-02-28

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 ERA22LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA392), Aug 30, 2022: Cessna 172N (N204BE), Gates Mills, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor pilot’s decision to perform an inflight magneto check with no suitable area to land. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to correctly perform a magneto check that…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20220830016949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220830016949A), Aug 30, 2022: Cessna 172N (N204BE), Mayfield, OH, Destroyed. Flight departed cgf (VFR) to yng to pick up a new aircraft. During the departure at around 1700FT, according to [privacy data omitted] had [privacy data…
- [Incident 19920519018999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920519018999I), May 19, 1992: Cessna 172N (N204BE), Omaha, NE. Rough running engine on climb. Returned. Found carburetor heat cable was broken.
- [Incident 19920129001349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920129001349I), Jan 29, 1992: Cessna 172N (N204BE), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. Pilot landed long on second attempt to land. Departed end of runway.

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