# N4251L: Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 1970-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17254320
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A510B8
- Owner when cancelled: [Patterson Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PATTERSON%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)
- Location: [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4251L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4251L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4251L-1970-09-03

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 (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 OAK67F0084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67F0084), Sep 3, 1966: Cessna 172G (N4251L), Kyburz, CA, destroyed

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