# N4312Q: 1971 Cessna 172L, registration cancelled 2002-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 17260212
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 29, 1971
- Certificate issued: January 14, 1999
- Last registry action: January 14, 1999
- Mode S code: A52982
- Owners when cancelled: [Waddill James K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WADDILL%20JAMES%20K), [Waddell Gloria](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WADDELL%20GLORIA)
- Location: [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3353° N, 111.0418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85741, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4312Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4312Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4312Q-2002-01-14

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 LAX01LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA286), Sep 16, 2001: Cessna 172L (N4312Q), Tucson, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's controlled descent into a residence for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20010916024729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010916024729A), Sep 16, 2001: Cessna 172L (N4312Q), Tucson, AZ, No damage. (.19) On September 16, 2001, about 0745 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 172L, N4312Q, operated by the pilot, was destroyed during collision and…

## Other aircraft with N4312Q

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4312Q): Happy Valley Trikes 2P, S/N HVT019, built 2006

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