# N260ER: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2001-07-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 9, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17270223
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 17, 1989
- Last registry action: April 17, 2001
- Mode S code: A27F71
- Owner when cancelled: [Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMBRY%20RIDDLE%20AERONAUTICAL%20UNIV%20INC)
- Location: [Daytona Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Daytona%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260ER
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=260ER
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260ER-2001-07-09

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX3358](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3358), Apr 26, 1996: VENTURI. FRACTURED. DURING INSPECTION FOR OVERHAUL, VENTURI WAS FOUND BROKEN AT 3 SUPPORT LEGS AT CENTER OF THE VENTURI.

## 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 LAX96LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA006), Oct 9, 1995: Cessna 172N (N260ER), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing tailwind conditions, improper flare, and failure to maintain directional control.

## 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 19951009031269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951009031269A), Oct 9, 1995: Cessna 172N (N260ER), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Landed hard downwind. Lost control exited runway and struck runway marker sign.

## Other aircraft with N260ER

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260ER): Agusta F260D, S/N 789

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