# N2285E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2011-12-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 28, 2011
- Exported to: Argentina
- 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: 17271220
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 22, 1978
- Certificate issued: September 20, 2002
- Last registry action: April 2, 2010
- Mode S code: A201C5
- Owner when cancelled: [Lightning Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIGHTNING%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP)
- Location: [Pomona, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pomona)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0644° N, 117.7909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91768, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2285E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2285E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2285E-2011-12-28

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

## 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 DEN80DTM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTM03), Oct 8, 1979: Cessna 172 (N2285E), Ogden, UT, 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 19791008027389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791008027389A), Oct 8, 1979: Cessna 172 (N2285E), Ogen, UT, Substantial damage. Student practicing low-level maneuvers on first area solo flight. Made a low turn, wing struck ground.

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