# N2456U: 1963 Cessna 172D, registration cancelled 2014-09-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 22, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17250056
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: June 24, 1963
- Certificate issued: January 9, 1990
- Last registry action: February 27, 1993
- Mode S code: A245CF
- Owner when cancelled: [Toole David B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOOLE%20DAVID%20B)
- Location: [Columbus, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Columbus)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4644° N, 84.9801° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31901, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2456U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2456U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2456U-2014-09-22

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 172D: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d.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 MIA96FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA089), Mar 2, 1996: Cessna 172D (N2456U), Hawthorne, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath during an instrument approach.
- [NTSB NYC66F0312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0312), Oct 15, 1965: Cessna 172 (N2456U), Tupper Lake, NY, substantial damage

## 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 19960301003369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960301003369A), Mar 1, 1996: Cessna 172D (N2456U), Gainesville, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost control during initial ILS approach. Struck trees. Gyros showed no scoring. No other anomalies. Lacked vectors

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