# N4726V: 1980 Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 2008-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG0370
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 5, 1980
- Certificate issued: July 20, 1999
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A5CBC6
- Owner when cancelled: [Langa Aircraft Resources Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANGA%20AIRCRAFT%20RESOURCES%20INC)
- Location: [East Alton, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/East%20Alton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8822° N, 90.0896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62024, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4726V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4726V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4726V-2008-08-27

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 172RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg.md

## Service difficulty reports (3)

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

- [SDR 2004FA0000120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000120), Jan 19, 2004: BALANCE WEIGHT. MISSING. RUDDER BALANCE WEIGHT WAS MISSING FROM IT'S LOCATION. UPON INSP OF RAMP AREA, MISSING WEIGHT ASSY WAS FOUND FROM TAXIWAY. RUDDER TAB, AC WERE DETERMINED TO NOT 
- [SDR 2004FA0000079](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000079), Jan 19, 2004: BALANCE WEIGHT. MISSING. IT WAS NOTED THAT RUDDER BALANCE WEIGHT WAS MISSING FROM LOCATION IN TOP LE OF RUDDER. UPON INSP OF RAMP AREA, IT WAS RECOVERED FROM TAXIWAY. RUDDER TAB AND AC 
- [SDR 98ZZZX3611](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3611), Aug 30, 1998: ACTUATOR. CRACKED. LEFT GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND FOR LANDING. PILOT TRIED TO BRING GEAR UP, LEFT GEAR JUST HUNG HALF WAY. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH GEAR UP. INVESTIGATION REVEALED LEFT GE

## 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 CHI08CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA079), Feb 8, 2008: Cessna 172RG (N4726V), Litchfield, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional low altitude flight and his failure to maintain clearance from the static wire. Contributing to the accident were the static wire, the partial loss of engine power due to…

## 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 20080208857779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080208857779A), Feb 8, 2008: Cessna 172RG (N4726V), Litchfield, IL, Substantial damage. On February 11, 2008, at approximately 1205 central standard time, a Cessna 172RG, N4726V, was substantially damaged during a forced off-field landing near…
- [Incident 19841002057009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841002057009I), Oct 2, 1984: Cessna 172RG (N4726V), Columbia, SC, Minor damage. Low battery for start. Failed to note no charge. Lost radios on takeoff. Failed to lock gear down manually.

## Other aircraft with N4726V

- [Cancelled 1971-12-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4726V-1971-12-07): Douglas C-54A, S/N 10315. Owner: [Facilities Management Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FACILITIES%20MANAGEMENT%20CORPORATION), [Los Angels, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angels)

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