# N23NJ: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2022-03-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 4, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 17273230
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 12, 1979
- Last registry action: February 26, 2022
- Mode S code: A2075C
- Location: [Manassas, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Manassas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7475° N, 77.4318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20111, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23NJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23NJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23NJ-2022-03-04

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 ERA21LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA055), Nov 24, 2020: Cessna 172 (N23NJ), Manville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glidepath while on approach to the runway, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in the airplane colliding with a tree on final…

## 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 20201124018429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201124018429A), Nov 24, 2020: Cessna 172N (N23NJ), Manville, NJ, Substantial damage. The flight was a civil air patrol instructional flight. The accident occurred during the first traffic pattern right after the initial take off. The pilot…

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