# N46660: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1974-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 1974
- 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: 17257417
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 13, 1970
- Mode S code: A5B328
- Owner when cancelled: [Cranford Burt E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRANFORD%20BURT%20E)
- Location: [Whittier, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Whittier)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46660
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46660
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46660-1974-04-23

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 LAX73FUA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA39), Apr 3, 1973: Cessna 172K (N46660), Fullerton, CA, destroyed

## 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 19730403007749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730403007749A), Apr 3, 1973: Cessna 172K (N46660), Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. Plt stated eng lost pwr momentarily.

## Other aircraft with N46660

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46660): Cessna 150G, S/N 15066075
- [Cancelled 1982-11-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46660-1982-11-09): Cessna 152, S/N 15283088, built 1978. Owner: [Ginn Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GINN%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Hilton Head Island, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Hilton%20Head%20Island)

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