# N2965E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2012-08-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 30, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 17271390
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 25, 1978
- Last registry action: January 31, 1981
- Mode S code: A30ED0
- Location: [Chino, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chino)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0051° N, 117.6825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91710, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2965E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2965E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2965E-2012-08-30

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 LAX81FVW09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVW09), Mar 29, 1981: Cessna 172N (N2965E), Boulder City, NV, 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 19810329012939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810329012939A), Mar 29, 1981: Cessna 172N (N2965E), Boulder City, NV, Substantial damage. Struct high voltage wires & crashed inverted, on climbout from aborted downwind landing. Carbureator heat on.

## Other aircraft with N2965E

- [Cancelled 1951-02-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2965E-1951-02-13): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-6551. Owner: [Lowrance Carl](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOWRANCE%20CARL), [Joplin, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Joplin)

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