# N46707: 1968 Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 2018-03-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 5, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, 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: 17257441
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 12, 1968
- Certificate issued: March 6, 2013
- Last registry action: March 6, 2013
- Mode S code: A5B614
- Owner when cancelled: [Blue Dot Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUE%20DOT%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [New Orleans, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Orleans)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0074° N, 90.1039° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70124, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46707
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46707
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46707-2018-03-05

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 CEN15FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FAMS1), Nov 13, 2014: Cessna 172K (N46707), Lake Pontchartrain, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's collision with water for reasons that could not be determined because the wreckage was not located.

## 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 20141112020779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141112020779A), Nov 12, 2014: Cessna 172K (N46707), New Orleans, LA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. A/c left Lakefront Airport @ 2010 heading north over lake pontchartrain. Last contact with ATC was @ 2015 and no distress call. Coast guard and aircraft…

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