# N46509: 1968 Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1972-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 1972
- 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: 17257313
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 10, 1970
- Mode S code: A5AEA8
- Owner when cancelled: [Nor Cal Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOR%20CAL%20FLYING%20CLUB)
- Location: [Santa Rosa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Rosa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46509
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46509
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46509-1972-02-04

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 LAX72AL042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL042), Dec 22, 1971: Cessna 172K (N46509), Newhall, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other aircraft with N46509

- [Cancelled 2013-07-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46509-2013-07-31): Sullivan Timothy Patrick ZODIAC 601 HDS, S/N 6-3923. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cicerchi Michael P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CICERCHI%20MICHAEL%20P), [Westcliffe, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Westcliffe)
- [Cancelled 1989-04-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46509-1989-04-12): Cessna 152, S/N 15283064. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1955-11-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46509-1955-11-22): Taylorcraft DCO-65, S/N L4695, built 1942. Owner: [Adams T W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADAMS%20T%20W), [Macon, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Macon)

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