# N20680: 1973 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2013-08-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 7, 2013
- 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: 17261487
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 24, 1973
- Certificate issued: November 8, 1979
- Last registry action: July 20, 1991
- Mode S code: A1ABD6
- Owners when cancelled: [Stock Charles A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STOCK%20CHARLES%20A), [Pence Richard A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PENCE%20RICHARD%20A), [Johnston Charles B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSTON%20CHARLES%20B)
- Location: [Redwood City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Redwood%20City)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4989° N, 122.1988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94063, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20680
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20680
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20680-2013-08-07

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 LAX89LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA004), Oct 2, 1988: Cessna 172M (N20680), Auberry, CA, 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 19881002042569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881002042569A), Oct 2, 1988: Cessna 172M (N20680), Auberry, CA, Destroyed. Began go around from an aborted landing too late. Struck trees crashed and burned. Hot day and high density altitude

## Other aircraft with N20680

- [Cancelled 1953-09-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20680-1953-09-10): Luscombe 8, S/N 834. Owner: [Rinehart James C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RINEHART%20JAMES%20C), [Sitka, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Sitka)

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