# N46461: 1968 Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 2012-08-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 22, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: 17257284
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 16, 1968
- Last registry action: March 18, 1978
- Mode S code: A5ABBB
- Location: [St Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Louis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46461
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46461
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46461-2012-08-22

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 FTW72DPD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPD03), Jun 21, 1971: Cessna 172 (N46461), Bridgeport, TX, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N46461

- [Cancelled 1956-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46461-1956-05-21): Aeronca 0-58B, S/N 058B-8262. Owner: [Wilburn Gene M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILBURN%20GENE%20M), [Chevy Chase, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Chevy%20Chase)

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