# N2860L: Cessna 172H, registration cancelled 1981-03-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 13, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17256060
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 6, 1967
- Mode S code: A2E6A8
- Owner when cancelled: [Augusta Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AUGUSTA%20AVIATION%20CORP)
- Location: [Waynesboro, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Waynesboro)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.0998° N, 78.8805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22980, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2860L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2860L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2860L-1981-03-13

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 IAD79FID22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID22), Jul 25, 1979: Cessna 172 (N2860L), Montebello, VA, destroyed

## 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 19790725022769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790725022769A), Jul 25, 1979: Cessna 172 (N2860L), Montebello, VA, Substantial damage. Acft was operating at low altitude during candy drop when crash occurred. Occupants could not recall circumstances

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.