# N46599: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1975-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 1975
- 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: 17257375
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 8, 1969
- Mode S code: A5AFE3
- Owner when cancelled: [Rockford Aircraft Sales](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCKFORD%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES)
- Location: [Rockford, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rockford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1913° N, 89.0558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61109, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46599
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46599
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46599-1975-06-04

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CHI69F0660](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0660), May 25, 1969: Cessna 172K (N46599), Sycamore, IL, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N46599

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46599): Steinke Matthew R CARLINATOR, S/N 001, built 2005

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