# N46279: Cessna 172I, registration cancelled 2023-05-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 3, 2023
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426)
- 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: 17257152
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 16, 1968
- Last registry action: March 4, 2023
- Mode S code: A5A478
- Location: Watson Lake, Canada
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46279
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46279
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46279-2023-05-03

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 (3)

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 ANC12CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA022), Feb 10, 2012: Cessna 172I (N46279), McCarthy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot lost directional control during landing.
- [NTSB ANC92LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA012), Oct 31, 1991: Cessna 172 (N46279), Ekuk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION IN THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO TOUCHDOWN TOO CLOSE TO THE LOG.
- [NTSB ANC72DAG98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG98), Mar 12, 1972: Cessna 172I (N46279), Anchorage, AK, 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 20120210004059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120210004059A), Feb 10, 2012: Cessna 172I (N46279), Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. Upon landing pilot lost directional control, aircraft hit a snow bank and flipped over causing substantial damage. One person on board, no injuries.
- [Accident 19911031048299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911031048299A), Oct 31, 1991: Cessna 172P (N46279), Ekuk, AK, Substantial damage. Struck log on approach end of runway. Folding nose gear and bending firewall.

## Other aircraft with N46279

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46279-undated): Interstate S-1B1, S/N 15, built 1943. Owner: [Feiner Martin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEINER%20MARTIN), [New York16, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York16)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.