# N472RA: 1976 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2008-02-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 20, 2008
- Exported to: Philippines
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17266910
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 24, 1976
- Certificate issued: August 27, 2004
- Last registry action: May 18, 2005
- Mode S code: A5CA00
- Owner when cancelled: [Airscape Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRSCAPE%20INC)
- Location: [Clearwater, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Clearwater)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.9075° N, 82.6775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33762, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N472RA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=472RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N472RA-2008-02-20

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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.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 LAX05LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA084), Feb 3, 2005: Cessna 172M (N472RA), Desert Center, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor's improper decision to land on the dry lakebed without knowing the condition of the landing surface. A factor in the accident was the soft sand surface of the lake bed.

## 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 20050203002299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050203002299A), Feb 3, 2005: Cessna 172M (N472RA), Desert Center, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft landed on a dry lake bed and flipped over. The aircraft departed bracket airport (poc), la verne, CA on a cross country instructional flight to…

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