# N4278Q: Cessna 172L, registration cancelled 1996-04-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 11, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17260178
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 26, 1984
- Last registry action: February 21, 1996
- Mode S code: A5191F
- Owners when cancelled: [Amato Donald](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMATO%20DONALD), [Amato Patricia A DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMATO%20PATRICIA%20A%20DBA), [Montclair Motors](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MONTCLAIR%20MOTORS)
- Location: [Upland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Upland)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1052° N, 117.6621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91786, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4278Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4278Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4278Q-1996-04-11

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 172L: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l.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 ANC95LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA082), Jun 25, 1995: Cessna 172 (N4278Q), Anaktuvuk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION, AND THE WEATHER AND TERRAIN CONDITIONS.

## 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 19950624019799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950624019799A), Jun 24, 1995: Cessna 172L (N4278Q), Anaktuvuk, AK, Substantial damage. Weather turned bad trying negotiate a pass. Tried turn around, crashed into rising terrain. Weather report pass open

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