# N262TA: 2002 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2023-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S9262
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 12, 2002
- Certificate issued: December 30, 2019
- Last registry action: February 24, 2020
- Mode S code: A28815
- Owner when cancelled: [Svetfur Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SVETFUR%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Camden, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Camden)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 34.3139° N, 80.5738° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29020, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N262TA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=262TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262TA-2023-04-01

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 172S: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s.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 ERA23FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA001), Oct 2, 2022: Cessna 172S (N262TA), Hermantown, MN, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation during initial climb in dark night and low instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a descent into terrain.…
- [NTSB LAX04CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA130), Feb 15, 2004: Cessna 172S (N262TA), Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in his failure to maintain proper alignment with the taxiway. Factors in the accident were the dusk lighting conditions and pilot not…

## 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 20221001016489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221001016489A), Oct 1, 2022: Cessna 172S (N262TA), Hermantown, MN, Destroyed, 3 fatal. 10-01-2022 [privacy data omitted] departed dlh and crashed into a residential house approximately 2 miles southwest of the airport. At approximately 2312 local…
- [Accident 20040214005659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040214005659A), Feb 14, 2004: Cessna 172S (N262TA), Riverside, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On February 14, 2004, about 1900 pacific standard time, a Cessna 172S, N262TA, departed the taxiway while taxiing from landing and collided with terrain…

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