# N461BD: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2017-03-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 22, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 17270418
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 10, 1998
- Certificate issued: July 11, 2016
- Last registry action: July 11, 2016
- Mode S code: A59D6F
- Owner when cancelled: [Pickleweed Flying Club LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PICKLEWEED%20FLYING%20CLUB%20LLC)
- Location: [Mill Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Mill%20Valley)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9247° N, 122.5982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94941, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N461BD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=461BD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N461BD-2017-03-22

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 LAX04CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA082), Dec 29, 2003: Cessna 172N (N461BD), Angels Camp, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the CFI's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition, which resulted in the loss of directional control. The crosswind and wind gusts were factors.

## 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 20031229033499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031229033499A), Dec 29, 2003: Cessna 172N (N461BD), New Melones Lak, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On 12/29/2003, at approximately 10:00 am PST, john d. carmichael, certificate #1784671, pilot in command of N461BD, a Cessna 172 floatplane, conducting…

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