# N46451: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 2000-04-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 7, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17257278
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 23, 1999
- Last registry action: September 23, 1999
- Mode S code: A5AB98
- Owner when cancelled: [Griffith Randy G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRIFFITH%20RANDY%20G)
- Location: [Bakersfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bakersfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2451° N, 118.9411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93307, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46451
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46451
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46451-2000-04-07

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 LAX99LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA252), Jul 16, 1999: Cessna 172K (N46451), Taft, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of the wrong runway in consideration of the wind conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control. The pilot's decision to abort the landing attempt with…

## 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 19990715009339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990715009339A), Jul 15, 1999: Cessna 172K (N46451), Taft, CA, Substantial damage. (.4)On July 15, 1999, at 1800 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172K, N46451, sustained substantial damage when it collided with power lines and trees…

## Other aircraft with N46451

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46451): Buckeye Powered Parachute DREAM 2000 MACHINE, S/N 5070, built 2000

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