# N4690L: Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 2000-01-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 29, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17254685
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 31, 1997
- Last registry action: August 4, 1997
- Mode S code: A5BD6D
- Owners when cancelled: [Mongan Mike](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MONGAN%20MIKE), [Fitzgerald Al](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FITZGERALD%20AL), [Harbison Tim](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARBISON%20TIM)
- Location: [Panacea, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Panacea)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9823° N, 84.3806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32346, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4690L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4690L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4690L-2000-01-29

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 172G: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g.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 MIA98LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA013), Oct 17, 1997: Cessna 172G (N4690L), Panacea, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of carburetor heat resulting in loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and an in flight collision with trees during a forced landing.

## 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 19971017031399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971017031399A), Oct 17, 1997: Cessna 172G (N4690L), Panacea, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power. Landed in trees. No defects found. Carb heat was off. Carb icing probability high. (-23) student was performing training flight, slow flight, turn…

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.