# N4717D: Cessna 182A, registration cancelled 1992-06-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 2, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34817
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 28, 1988
- Last registry action: November 18, 1991
- Mode S code: A5C822
- Owner when cancelled: [Verner Dave](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERNER%20DAVE)
- Location: [Sparta, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Sparta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.1170° N, 89.7177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62286, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4717D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4717D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4717D-1992-06-02

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 182A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a.md

## 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 CHI89DEV05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEV05), Feb 25, 1989: Cessna 182A (N4717D), Sparta, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR AND IMPROPER MAINTENANCE WHICH RESULTED IN THE CARBURETOR VENTURI BEING BLOCKED BY THE DUCT TAPE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN ON WHICH THE FORCED LANDING WAS MADE.
- [NTSB CHI89LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA012), Oct 9, 1988: Cessna 182 (N4717D), Sparta, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 19890225002739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890225002739A), Feb 25, 1989: Cessna 182A (N4717D), Sparta, IL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Crash landed in soft field off airport. Piece of duct tape from patched duct blocked air.
- [Accident 19881009046459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881009046459A), Oct 9, 1988: Cessna 182A (N4717D), Sparta, IL, Substantial damage. Jumpers chute caught on doorway . Chute opened and jumper was pulled out striking horizontal stabilizer.
- [Incident 19880731041459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880731041459I), Jul 31, 1988: Cessna 182A (N4717D), Sparta, IL, 1 fatal. Experienced chutist did not open main chute. Released reserve chute too late to deploy before impact. Chute normal.
- [Incident 19870704046759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870704046759I), Jul 4, 1987: Cessna 182A (N4717D), Como, TN, Minor damage. The wingtip struck tall corn on side of narrow grass runway on rollout. Aircraft nosed over in the corn.
- [Incident 19860329050369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860329050369I), Mar 29, 1986: Cessna 182 (N4717D), Paris, TN, 1 fatal. During free fall main parachute became entangled around leg. Reserve also tangled. Fatal impact.

## Other aircraft with N4717D

- [Cancelled 2026-01-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4717D-2026-01-10): DJI AGRAS T50, S/N 1581F6BUB236U001002J. Assigned (non-type certificated), pending cancellation

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