# N2340E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1983-01-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 15, 1983
- 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: 17271243
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 26, 1979
- Mode S code: A219B9
- Owner when cancelled: [Woolley Douglas R & Niswanger Lonnie B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOOLLEY%20DOUGLAS%20R%20%26%20NISWANGER%20LONNIE%20B)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5086° N, 122.6883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97201, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2340E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2340E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2340E-1983-01-15

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 SEA80FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA020), Feb 24, 1980: Cessna 172N (N2340E), Dufur, OR, 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 19800224007429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800224007429A), Feb 24, 1980: Cessna 172N (N2340E), Dufur, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew airplane into fogbank at low altitude. Impacted rising terrain.

## Other aircraft with N2340E

- [Cancelled 1949-07-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2340E-1949-07-25): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-5912. Owner: [Roswell Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROSWELL%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Roswell, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Roswell)

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