# N401TA: 1979 Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 2004-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG0142
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 29, 1979
- Certificate issued: May 25, 2001
- Last registry action: July 20, 2004
- Mode S code: A4B202
- Owner when cancelled: [Topnotch Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOPNOTCH%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N401TA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=401TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401TA-2004-08-20

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 172RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg.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 DEN01LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA130), Jul 28, 2001: Cessna 172RG (N401TA), Gunnison, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to attain the proper climb rate, and his improper inflight planning/decision to attempt to cross mountainous terrain at an inadequate altitude. Contributing factors were 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 20010728021459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010728021459A), Jul 28, 2001: Cessna 172RG (N401TA), Gunnison, CO, No damage. (-23) Aircraft had departed the Gunnison, CO airport and struck high terrain approximately 7 miles ese.

## Other aircraft with N401TA

- [Cancelled 2024-03-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401TA-2024-03-09): Mcdonnell Douglas A4N, S/N 159535. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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