# N468LE: 1971 Cessna 177RG, registration cancelled 2017-02-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 7, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired
- Airframe: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 177RG0158
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 5, 1971
- Certificate issued: January 15, 2014
- Last registry action: January 15, 2014
- Mode S code: A5B852
- Owner when cancelled: [Zook James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZOOK%20JAMES%20E)
- Location: [Mason, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Mason)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5817° N, 84.4516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48854, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N468LE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=468LE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N468LE-2017-02-07

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 177RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg.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 CEN14LA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA406), Aug 5, 2014: Cessna 177RG (N468LE), Manistee, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction's inability to respond to or compensate for the sudden change in wind direction and speed that the airplane encountered shortly after liftoff, which resulted in a…

## 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 20140805013159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140805013159A), Aug 5, 2014: Cessna 177RG (N468LE), Manistee, MI, Destroyed. On August 05, 2014, approximately 15:10 eastern daylight time, a Cessna CE-177 cardinal aircraft, N468LE, impacted terrain after departing runway 18 at…
- [Incident 19940702017449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940702017449I), Jul 2, 1994: Cessna 177RG (N468LE), Lawrenceville, GA, Minor damage. Distracted by traffic failed to complete landing check. Landed gear up even with bright amber gear up light on.

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