# N2260E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1982-07-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 21, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17271210
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 15, 1978
- Mode S code: A1F9A8
- Owner when cancelled: [Michelson Franklin L Et Al](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MICHELSON%20FRANKLIN%20L%20ET%20AL)
- Location: [Pembroke Pines, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Pembroke%20Pines)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 26.0264° N, 80.2446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33024, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2260E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2260E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2260E-1982-07-21

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 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 MIA82FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FA003), Oct 10, 1981: Cessna 172 (N2260E), Ft.Lauderdale, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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 19811010066869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811010066869A), Oct 10, 1981: Cessna 172N (N2260E), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft was stolen and found crashed in swamp. Blood samples of the three occupants indicated positive alcohol.

## Other aircraft with N2260E

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2260E): Cessna 182T, S/N 18281939, built 2007
- [Cancelled 1949-06-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2260E-1949-06-16): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-5834. Owner: [Mcdanel G And T Brashier Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCDANEL%20G%20AND%20T%20BRASHIER%20JR), [Sherman, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Sherman)

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