# N46400: 1968 Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 2017-03-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 10, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430)
- 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: 17257241
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 4, 1968
- Certificate issued: April 7, 2008
- Last registry action: April 7, 2008
- Mode S code: A5AAE8
- Owner when cancelled: [Texas Aerial Inspections LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXAS%20AERIAL%20INSPECTIONS%20LLC)
- Location: [Roanoke, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Roanoke)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0097° N, 97.2200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76262, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46400
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46400
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46400-2017-03-10

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 172K: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k.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 CEN11CA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA322), May 5, 2011: Cessna 172K (N46400), Farmersville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper fuel management.

## 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 20110505007969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110505007969A), May 5, 2011: Cessna 172K (N46400), Farmerville, TX, Substantial damage. On 5 may 20011 at or about 1600L a Cessna CE-172-K serial number 172-257241 registered as n 46400 to Texas areal inspections, LLC , landed in to a field after…
- [Incident 20050321005319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050321005319I), Mar 21, 2005: Cessna 172K (N46400), Roanoke, TX. (-23) On March 21, 2005, at approximately 1250 CST, N46400, a Cessna CE-172-K aircraft experienced a partial loss of power on climbout from Northwest Regional…

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