# N4417L: 1966 Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 2012-11-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 9, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17254504
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 25, 1966
- Last registry action: August 14, 1992
- Mode S code: A551AC
- Location: [Van Nuys, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Van%20Nuys)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4417L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4417L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4417L-2012-11-09

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 172G: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX92LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA286), Jul 3, 1992: Cessna 172G (N4417L), Tonopah, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY IDENTIFY AND COMPENSATE FOR THE EXISTING TAILWIND CONDITIONS, AND, HIS FAILURE TO INITIATE A GO AROUND WHEN HE BECAME AWARE OF BEING HIGH WITH A FAST GROUND…
- [NTSB LAX91LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA119), Mar 2, 1991: Cessna 172G (N4417L), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/PREPARATION DECISION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE HIGH WIND CONDITION AND THE PILOT IN COMMANDS INABILITY TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITION.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19920705023849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920705023849A), Jul 5, 1992: Cessna 172G (N4417L), Tonopah, NV, Substantial damage. Landed downwind in farm field. Unable to stop. Collided with a power pole.
- [Accident 19910302003859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910302003859A), Mar 2, 1991: Cessna 172G (N4417L), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Stopped on taxiway,tail into wind to permit another aircraft to pass. Wind blew aircraft up on nose and left wing.

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