# N345RB: 1960 Cessna 172A, registration cancelled 2013-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47512
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 27, 1960
- Last registry action: March 7, 1997
- Mode S code: A3D15A
- Location: [Big Lake, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Big%20Lake)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.5450° N, 149.8180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Lake, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345RB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=345RB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345RB-2013-08-21

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 172A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a.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 ANC95LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA124), Aug 1, 1995: Cessna 172A (N345RB), Chickaloon, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WITH ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE FROM THE TERRAIN TO COMPENSATE FOR SUCH CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATED TO THE…

## 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 19950801021409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950801021409A), Aug 1, 1995: Cessna 172A (N345RB), Chickaloon, AK, Destroyed. Encountered downdraft began turn away from rising terrain. Stalled. Wing hit a rise. Aircraft cartwheeled.

## Other aircraft with N345RB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345RB): Barnett Russell L SH-2F, S/N R1063-2415B, built 2022

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