# N447AF: 1998 Cessna 172R, registration cancelled 2013-06-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 24, 2013
- Exported to: Bolivia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17280447
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 27, 1998
- Certificate issued: December 8, 2011
- Last registry action: December 8, 2011
- Mode S code: A564A4
- Owner when cancelled: [Copper River Airmotive LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COPPER%20RIVER%20AIRMOTIVE%20LLC)
- Location: [Copper Center, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Copper%20Center)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.5521° N, 145.7248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99573, within about 35 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N447AF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=447AF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N447AF-2013-06-24

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 172R: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r.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 ANC11CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA014), Mar 5, 2011: Cessna 172R (N447AF), Montana Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to recognize that he was landing at the wrong airstrip on a snow-covered and unplowed runway, resulting in the airplane nosing over.

## 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 20110304003399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110304003399A), Mar 4, 2011: Cessna 172R (N447AF), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he thought that he was landing at willow, AK when in fact the was approaching a private airport 17 miles south of Talkeetna, AK. During…

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