# N2461L: 1966 Cessna 172H, registration cancelled 2025-11-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 1, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424)
- 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: 17255661
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 29, 1966
- Last registry action: January 31, 2025
- Mode S code: A248CF
- Location: [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0790° N, 118.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90026, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2461L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2461L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2461L-2025-11-01

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 172H: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h.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 OAK71DXQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DXQ05), Jul 22, 1970: Cessna 172 (N2461L), Lake Tahoe, CA, 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.

- [Incident 19811018079689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811018079689I), Oct 18, 1981: Cessna 172H (N2461L), North Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Wind gust picked up left wing after landing. Propeller tips touched runway. Minor damage.

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