# N4696G: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2012-11-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17273322
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 28, 1979
- Last registry action: June 29, 2000
- Mode S code: A5BE3B
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8313° N, 96.7712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75206, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4696G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4696G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4696G-2012-11-27

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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX5312](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5312), Sep 27, 1996: MAGNETO. EXCESS WEAR. AFTER INSTALLING A FACTORY REBUILT 3000 SERIES, MAGNETO AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED BACK ON RENTAL STATUS ON 9-27-96, A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR NOTICED TAKEOFF POWER WAS DOWN
- [SDR 96ZZZX5311](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5311), Sep 2, 1996: MAGNETO. FAILED. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION REVEALED BOTH SETS OF POINTS IN THE D

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ATL99LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA013), Nov 8, 1998: Cessna 172N (N4696G), Lima, SC, destroyed. Probable cause: The flight instructor's intentional flight into Instrument Meteorological Conditions. Factors were trees and mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB CHI97LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA062), Feb 1, 1997: Cessna 172N (N4696G), Fort Wayne, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate fuel management and fuel system exhaustion. A factor involved was the inadequate in-flight planning/decision.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19981108031849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981108031849A), Nov 8, 1998: Cessna 172N (N4696G), Lima, SC, Destroyed. Pilot came on the frequency and advised that the acft had crashed into trees. (-23) pilot flew into IMC conditions while following interstate between mountains…
- [Accident 19970131001069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970131001069A), Jan 31, 1997: Cessna 172N (N4696G), Fort Wayne, IN, Substantial damage. On January 31, 1997, at 2202 eastern standard time (EST), a Cessna 172N, N4696G, registered to aerolina, inc., of hendersonville, north carolina, received…
- [Incident 19960826030379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960826030379I), Aug 26, 1996: Cessna 172N (N4696G), Danville, WV, Minor damage. Narrative: while enroute from clarksburg, WV to hendersonville, NC Cessna N4696G piloted by charles folkart, experienced engine failure and was forced to land…

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