# N4072F: 1958 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2013-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 2013
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- 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: 36972
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 17, 1958
- Certificate issued: October 15, 2010
- Last registry action: November 19, 2010
- Mode S code: A4C946
- Owner when cancelled: [Straight Tail Flyers LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRAIGHT%20TAIL%20FLYERS%20LLC)
- Location: [San Tan Valley, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/San%20Tan%20Valley)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1924° N, 111.6659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85142, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4072F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4072F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4072F-2013-09-03

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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 WPR11LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA211), Apr 27, 2011: Cessna 172 (N4072F), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate directional control during the landing roll.

## 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 20110427007999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110427007999A), Apr 27, 2011: Cessna 172 (N4072F), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. 34 Hour student pilot was practicing touch and go's and on roll out began dragging right wing tip. After multiple prop strikes, the aircraft nosed over on its…

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