# N249ER: 1977 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2014-11-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 26, 2014
- 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: 17269782
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 8, 1977
- Certificate issued: November 2, 2010
- Last registry action: March 21, 2011
- Mode S code: A251E2
- Owner when cancelled: [W I F A (Washington International Flight Acad) LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/W%20I%20F%20A%20(WASHINGTON%20INTERNATIONAL%20FLIGHT%20ACAD)%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N249ER
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=249ER
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N249ER-2014-11-26

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 (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 ERA11CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA061), Nov 14, 2010: Cessna 172N (N249ER), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate use of the rudder, and subsequent loss of directional control.

## 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 20101114050759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101114050759A), Nov 14, 2010: Cessna 172N (N249ER), Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. Student pilot was returning from a cross country solo flight from lancaster pa. (Lns). Aircraft touch down on rwy 14 at Gaithersburg, MD (gai) and boundced…
- [Incident 19890607037899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890607037899I), Jun 7, 1989: Cessna 172N (N249ER), Sedona, AZ, Minor damage. Struck a deer on takeoff. Aborted. Minor damage to propeller and cowling.

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