# N4253F: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1965-08-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 31, 1965
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 46153
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 28, 1960
- Mode S code: A510F9
- Owner when cancelled: [Chanute Air Force Base Aero Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHANUTE%20AIR%20FORCE%20BASE%20AERO%20CLUB)
- Location: [Chanute Afb, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chanute%20Afb)
- Owner type: Government
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4253F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4253F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4253F-1965-08-31

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 MIA65A0124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65A0124), Jun 19, 1965: Cessna 172 (N4253F), Toccoa, GA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other aircraft with N4253F

- [Cancelled 2009-07-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4253F-2009-07-28): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 25-3155. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Woolie Enterprises](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOOLIE%20ENTERPRISES), [Clearwater, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Clearwater)
- [Cancelled 1992-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4253F-1992-05-07): Bell 212, S/N 31295. Exported to Australia. Owner: [X-Cell Aero Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/X-CELL%20AERO%20INC), [Erie, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Erie)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4253F-undated): Moser Gary QUICKIE, S/N GM290681. Triennial form not returned

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