# N4760R: 1979 Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 1983-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG-0024
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 3, 1979
- Mode S code: A5D9CC
- Owner when cancelled: [Meyers William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEYERS%20WILLIAM%20J)
- Location: [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4760R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4760R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4760R-1983-01-17

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

## 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 LAX80FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA019), Nov 22, 1979: Cessna 172RG (N4760R), Lassen Peak, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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 19791122041469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791122041469A), Nov 22, 1979: Cessna 172RG (N4760R), Lassen Peak, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. VFR pilot proceeded into mountainous area with tops obscurred. Rain and icing. Impacted side of mountain.

## Other aircraft with N4760R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4760R): Sackman Randal D SACKMAN SPECIAL, S/N 003, built 2003
- [Cancelled 1975-09-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4760R-1975-09-29): Bell 206A, S/N 279, built 1968. Exported to Canada. Owner: [California Helicopter Parts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALIFORNIA%20HELICOPTER%20PARTS%20INC), [Sun Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sun%20Valley)

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