# N2228L: 2005 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2010-02-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 10, 2010
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S10027
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 17, 2005
- Certificate issued: December 18, 2009
- Last registry action: January 8, 2010
- Mode S code: A1EBEA
- Owner when cancelled: [C&J Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C%26J%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Bear, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Bear)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5839° N, 75.6970° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19701, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2228L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2228L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2228L-2010-02-10

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 172S: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ERA09CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA119), Jan 1, 2009: Cessna 172SP (N2228L), Lancaster, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's lack of solo flight experience and the snow bank located off the left…
- [NTSB ATL07CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA093), Jun 15, 2007: Cessna 172S (N2228L), Batavia, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to flare the airplane during landing resulting in a hard landing.

## 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 20070615014659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070615014659A), Jun 15, 2007: Cessna 172S (N2228L), Batavia, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 15, 2007 at approximately 1930 local a Cessna 172, N2228L sustained substantial damage during a hard landing on runway ten (10) at Genesee County…

## Other aircraft with N2228L

- [Cancelled 2002-04-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2228L-2002-04-25): Beech C23, S/N M-1883, built 1976. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Welty David W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELTY%20DAVID%20W), [North Olmsted, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/North%20Olmsted)

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