# N46240: 1968 Cessna 172I, registration cancelled 2025-10-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 4, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17257129
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: December 17, 2015
- Last registry action: July 4, 2024
- Mode S code: A5A406
- Location: [Leesburg, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Leesburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.7732° N, 81.8824° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34748, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46240
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46240
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46240-2025-10-04

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (2)

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 ATL91LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA093), May 14, 1991: Cessna 172I (N46240), Clanton, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
- [NTSB CHI73FEG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEG24), May 11, 1973: Cessna 172 (N46240), Chillicothe, OH, substantial damage

## 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 19910514015709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910514015709A), May 14, 1991: Cessna 172I (N46240), Clanton, AL, Substantial damage. Too FAR down runway for landing. Added power and stalled initiating go around.
- [Accident 19730511010499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730511010499A), May 11, 1973: Cessna 172I (N46240), Chillicothe, OH, Substantial damage. Acft ran off end of rwy and down slope.

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