# N4642J: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2019-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 17273658
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 19, 1979
- Last registry action: April 24, 2019
- Mode S code: A5AB1E
- Location: [Bloomburg, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bloomburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1548° N, 94.0624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75556, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4642J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4642J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4642J-2019-05-20

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX1134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1134), Jan 13, 1998: BEARING. FAILED. DURING TOUCH AND GO PRACTICE, RT FLAP OUTER AFT BEARING FAILED DURING RETRACTION. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE FLAP TO BIND AND TRIP CIRCUIT BREAKER, BUT NOT UNTIL AF
- [SDR 96ZZZX1985](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1985), Mar 25, 1996: SEAT STOP. BROKEN. FOUND PILOT'S AFT SEAT STOP BROKEN. IF UNNOTICED, REAR SEAT ROLLERS MAY DISCONNECT FROM RAILS MAKING SEAT PINS NON-FUNCTIONAL. WITH SEAT PINS NOT POSITIONED PRO

## NTSB investigations (4)

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 GAA19CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA081), Nov 12, 2018: Cessna 172 (N4642J), Inverness, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB DEN02LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA025), Feb 17, 2002: Cessna 172N (N4642J), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the crosswind and the pilot's fatigue from lack of sleep.
- [NTSB DEN00LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA129), Jun 30, 2000: Cessna 172N (N4642J), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot prematurely flaring the airplane for landing, resulting in a hard landing, followed by an inadvertent pilot-induced porpoise and loss of directional control. A factor was the fence.
- [NTSB DEN82DA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA164), Aug 16, 1982: Cessna 172N (N4642J), Durango, CO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20181112021719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181112021719A), Nov 12, 2018: Cessna 172N (N4642J), Inverness, FL, Substantial damage. On November 12, 2018, at 1400 EST a 1979 Cessna, model 172N, N4642J that is registered to cag aircraft holdings, LLC, ran off the runway after touchdown and…
- [Accident 20020217003229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020217003229A), Feb 17, 2002: Cessna 172N (N4642J), Durango, CO, No damage. (-23) On February 17. 2002, at approximately 0920 MST a Cessna 172N, N4642J, was substantially damaged during landing at animas air park, Durango, Colorado.…
- [Accident 20000630010119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000630010119A), Jun 30, 2000: Cessna 172N (N4642J), Durango, CO, No damage. (-23)During the student pilots first solo landing the aircraft hit hard in a level attitude bouncing back into the air landing again on the nose wheel. The…
- [Accident 19820816038429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820816038429A), Aug 16, 1982: Cessna 172N (N4642J), Durango, CO, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control of aircraft during flare and touchdown when gust of wind caught right wing.

## Other aircraft with N4642J

- [Cancelled 1970-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4642J-1970-06-08): Piper PA-28R-180, S/N 28R 30532. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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