# N4244L: Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 1993-04-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 21, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17254313
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 15, 1988
- Last registry action: October 28, 1991
- Mode S code: A50D6A
- Owner when cancelled: [Hughes](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGHES)
- Location: [Butte, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Butte)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.0317° N, 112.4638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59701, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4244L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4244L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4244L-1993-04-21

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 172G: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 SEA92LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA028), Dec 14, 1991: Cessna C-172G (N4244L), Jackson, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE IMPROPER FLAP SETTING, THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, LACK OF…
- [NTSB SEA76DTA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DTA21), May 31, 1976: Cessna 172 (N4244L), Harlowtown, MT, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19911214056279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911214056279A), Dec 14, 1991: Cessna 172G (N4244L), Jackson, MT, Destroyed. Stalled into trees on mountain ridge flying low looking for cattle. No prior mountain flying experience.
- [Accident 19760531013239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760531013239A), May 31, 1976: Cessna 172G (N4244L), Harlowtown, MT, Substantial damage. Porpoised.

## Other aircraft with N4244L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4244L): Maule M-7-235C, S/N 25079C, built 2002

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