# N46008: 1968 Cessna 172I, registration cancelled 1973-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17256985
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 28, 1972
- Mode S code: A59C14
- Owner when cancelled: [El Cajon Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EL%20CAJON%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Santee, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santee)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46008
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46008-1973-06-25

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 172I: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i.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 LAX73AL004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL004), Jul 29, 1972: Cessna 172I (N46008), La Jolla, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other aircraft with N46008

- [Cancelled 1983-06-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46008-1983-06-01): Cessna 152, S/N 15282982, built 1978. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Williams James G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20JAMES%20G), [Placentia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Placentia)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46008-undated): Piper PA-28RT-201T, S/N 28R7931292. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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