# N4686G: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2006-03-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 23, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- 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: 17273312
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 25, 1979
- Certificate issued: April 8, 1982
- Last registry action: January 17, 2006
- Mode S code: A5BA84
- Owners when cancelled: [Fable William B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FABLE%20WILLIAM%20B), [Fable June L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FABLE%20JUNE%20L)
- Location: [Kent, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kent)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 47.4059° N, 122.1919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98031, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4686G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4686G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4686G-2006-03-23

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 LAX01FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA101), Feb 15, 2001: Cessna 172N (N4686G), Long Beach, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the flight crews of both airplanes to maintain adequate visual lookout for traffic.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20010215014399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010215014399A), Feb 15, 2001: Cessna 172N (N4686G), Long Beach, CA, No damage. (-23) Two training flights (a CE-172 & a CE-152) collided with each other while practicing manuevers over Long Beach harbor. Both aircraft crashed into the…
- [Incident 19890321025069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890321025069I), Mar 21, 1989: Cessna 172N (N4686G), Huntington Beac, CA. Engine failed in cruise. Unable to recover. Forced landing on beach. Cause determined to be dual magneto failure.

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