# N2396E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2012-10-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 16, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17271265
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 29, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 11, 1988
- Last registry action: August 1, 1997
- Mode S code: A22D1E
- Owners when cancelled: [Toppen David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOPPEN%20DAVID%20L), [Klein Nina A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KLEIN%20NINA%20A)
- Location: [Butte, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Butte)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 46.0317° N, 112.4638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59701, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2396E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2396E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2396E-2012-10-16

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 (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 SEA91LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA228), Aug 31, 1991: Cessna 172N (N2396E), Butte, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: UNFAVORABLE WINDS. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION AND LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.
- [NTSB SEA85LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA165), Jul 15, 1985: Cessna 172 (N2396E), Pacatello, ID, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19910831037469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910831037469A), Aug 31, 1991: Cessna 172N (N2396E), Butte, MT, Substantial damage. Flared for landing. Wind gust blew aircraft off runway tried go around but slammed down hard. Dust devil in area.
- [Accident 19850715031259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850715031259A), Jul 15, 1985: Cessna 172N (N2396E), Pocatello, ID, Substantial damage. While avoiding parked aircraft during taxi other wingtip struck fence. Aircraft turned and prop struck parked car.

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