# N2280E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2011-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 2011
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 17271217
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 26, 1978
- Certificate issued: January 20, 2010
- Last registry action: January 20, 2010
- Mode S code: A20116
- Owner when cancelled: [Dakoto Territory Tours Acc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAKOTO%20TERRITORY%20TOURS%20ACC)
- Location: [Missoula, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Missoula)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.9040° N, 113.9193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59802, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2280E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2280E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2280E-2011-01-31

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.md

## 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.

- [Incident 20041007027719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041007027719I), Oct 7, 2004: Cessna 172N (N2280E), Granite Bay, CA. (-23) On 10-07-2004, 1707 PDT, a Cessna 172N (N2280E), executed a non-eventful emergency landing in the folsom lake parking lot near Granite Bay, CA. The sole…

## Other aircraft with N2280E

- [Cancelled 1958-10-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2280E-1958-10-23): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-5854, built 1946. Owner: [Fulton Francis R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FULTON%20FRANCIS%20R), [Sharon Springs, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Sharon%20Springs)

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