# N40960: 1980 Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 2009-06-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 1, 2009
- Exported to: Brazil
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG0540
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 16, 1995
- Certificate issued: July 17, 1996
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A4D153
- Owner when cancelled: [Delta Connection Academy Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20CONNECTION%20ACADEMY%20INC)
- Location: [Sanford, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sanford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.7521° N, 81.2463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32773, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40960
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40960
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40960-2009-06-01

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX1073](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1073), Jan 23, 1998: ACTUATOR. CRACKED. DURING A 100-HOUR INSPECTION, BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR HOUSINGS PN 1281001-3 WERE INSPECTED AS PART OF A FLEET INSPECTION AND ONE HOUSING WAS FOUND CRACK

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 19990225015809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990225015809I), Feb 25, 1999: Cessna 172RG (N40960), Baco Raton, FL, Minor damage. (-5)During cross wind landing at bct, pilot lost control of aircraft, aircraft veered left off of runway. Right wing rose, aircraft went into drainage ditch…
- [Incident 19970805029679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970805029679I), Aug 5, 1997: Cessna 172RG (N40960), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: on July 5, 1997, at 10:00 EDT, Mr. David r. gardner (instructor) and Mr. Jason m. magness (student) were flying a comair aviation academy Cessna…
- [Incident 19961129042709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961129042709I), Nov 29, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N40960), Sanford, FL, Minor damage. Student for CFI rating inadvertently put gear selector up instead of flaps on touch and go. Nose gear collapsed.

## Other aircraft with N40960

- [Cancelled 1948-11-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40960-1948-11-10): Piper J3F-65, S/N 7629, built 1941. Owner: [Heil Wilber L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEIL%20WILBER%20L), [Louisville, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Louisville)

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