# N2985E: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1992-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 1992
- 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: 17271395
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 29, 1983
- Last registry action: August 19, 1992
- Mode S code: A3163E
- Owners when cancelled: [Nevitt Dale M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEVITT%20DALE%20M), [Nevitt Patricia L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEVITT%20PATRICIA%20L)
- Location: [Santa Barbara, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Barbara)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5284° N, 119.7679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93105, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2985E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2985E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2985E-1992-09-16

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 LAX90FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA123), Mar 19, 1990: Cessna 172N (N2985E), Buena Park, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT NOT MAINTAINING THE PRESCRIBED MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH.

## 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 19900319004799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900319004799A), Mar 19, 1990: Cessna 172N (N2985E), Fullerton, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Hit powerlines and crashed into parking lot attempting non precision instrument approach.

## Other aircraft with N2985E

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2985E): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-6476
- [Cancelled 1948-11-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2985E-1948-11-24): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-6571. Owner: [Dawn Patrol Seaplane Base](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAWN%20PATROL%20SEAPLANE%20BASE), [Secaucus, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Secaucus)

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