# N44WH: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2014-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- 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: 17272313
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 5, 1979
- Certificate issued: February 20, 2004
- Last registry action: February 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A54A40
- Owners when cancelled: [Gulf Atlantic Airways DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GULF%20ATLANTIC%20AIRWAYS%20DBA), [University Air Center](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNIVERSITY%20AIR%20CENTER)
- Location: [Gainesville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Gainesville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7722° N, 82.2834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32609, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44WH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44WH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44WH-2014-12-03

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 ERA10LA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA426), Aug 15, 2010: Cessna 172N (N44WH), substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20100814048319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100814048319A), Aug 14, 2010: Cessna 172N (N44WH), Key West, FL, Destroyed. On August 14, 2010 at 2139, N44WH a Cessna 172N registered to gulf atlantic airways operating 14 CFR part 91 impacted the water approximately 34 miles north of…
- [Incident 19870118011039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870118011039I), Jan 18, 1987: Cessna 172N (N44WH), Gainesville, FL, Minor damage. Departed side of runway on rollout. Struck windsock while returning to runway.

## Other aircraft with N44WH

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44WH): Cessna T210L, S/N 21061316

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