# N4472L: 1966 Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 1981-05-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 18, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17254567
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 28, 1977
- Mode S code: A56747
- Owner when cancelled: [Griffith Edward L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRIFFITH%20EDWARD%20L)
- Location: [Poplar Bluff, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Poplar%20Bluff)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4472L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4472L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4472L-1981-05-18

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 (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 FTW70DRG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DRG24), Mar 15, 1970: Cessna 172 (N4472L), San Benito, TX, no damage

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