# N2840L: Cessna 172H, registration cancelled 1998-10-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 26, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17256040
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 20, 1995
- Last registry action: July 15, 1998
- Mode S code: A2DF3A
- Owner when cancelled: [Rising Sun Enterprises Trust](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RISING%20SUN%20ENTERPRISES%20TRUST)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5421° N, 104.9335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87701, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2840L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2840L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2840L-1998-10-26

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 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 FTW95LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA214), May 22, 1995: Cessna 172H (N2840L), San Ignacio, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FLYING AT AN INADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO CLEAR SURROUNDING TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE: HIGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 19950522012319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950522012319A), May 22, 1995: Cessna 172H (N2840L), San Ignacio, NM, Substantial damage. Entered blind canyon at low altitude during real estate survey. Unable to outclimb terrain or turn. Struck trees.
- [Incident 19880620042639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880620042639I), Jun 20, 1988: Cessna 172H (N2840L), Denver, CO. Landed on a paralell taxiway for runway 17L. Failed to contact tower for taxi to ramp. Tower too busy to notice.

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