# N4762D: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2016-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17272353
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 22, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 4, 2001
- Last registry action: July 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A5DA06
- Owner when cancelled: [Whittom Ron Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITTOM%20RON%20JR)
- Location: [Wasilla, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Wasilla)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4762D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4762D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4762D-2016-09-12

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

## 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 ANC00FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00FA076), Jun 23, 2000: Cessna 172N (N4762D), Tuntutuliak, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's disregard of the existing wind conditions, and an inadvertent stall. Factors associated with the accident are a tailwind, and wind gusts.
- [NTSB ANC00LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA005), Oct 7, 1999: Cessna 172 (N4762D), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the driver of the forklift to maintain an adequate visual outlook.

## 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 20000622042459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000622042459A), Jun 22, 2000: Cessna 172N (N4762D), Tuntutuliak, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On June 22, 2000, about 1845 adt, a Cessna 172 aircraft, N4762D, was demolished just after takeoff from the Tuntutuliak Airport in Tuntutuliak, Alaska.…
- [Accident 19991007028439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991007028439A), Oct 7, 1999: Cessna 172 (N4762D), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On October 7, 1999, about 0940 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equiped Cessna 172 airplane, N4762D, sustained substantial damage after being struck by a…

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