# N4286Q: 1971 Cessna 172L, registration cancelled 2018-12-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 15, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17260186
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 18, 1971
- Certificate issued: June 1, 2012
- Last registry action: April 11, 2015
- Mode S code: A51C90
- Owner when cancelled: [Pk88 Aircraft Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PK88%20AIRCRAFT%20LEASING%20LLC)
- Location: [Hawthorne, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hawthorne)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9137° N, 118.3509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90250, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4286Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4286Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4286Q-2018-12-15

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 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 GAA16CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA002), Oct 1, 2015: Cessna 172 (N4286Q), Avalon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the critical angle of attack in turbulent and downdraft conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain on final approach.

## 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 20151001020909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151001020909A), Oct 1, 2015: Cessna 172L (N4286Q), Avalon, CA, Substantial damage. On October 1, 2015 at 1608 PDT U.S. Registered aicraft N4286Q impacted the ground just short of the approach end of R22 at kavx. There were three POB at the…

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