# N4773E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- 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: 17271638
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 1, 1978
- Certificate issued: January 28, 1995
- Last registry action: January 19, 2010
- Mode S code: A5DDE1
- Owner when cancelled: [Wardell Walter L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARDELL%20WALTER%20L)
- Location: [Fallon, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Fallon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4737° N, 118.7779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fallon, NV, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4773E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4773E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4773E-2018-01-24

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 97ZZZX8](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX8), Mar 3, 1995: PISTON PIN. BROKEN. ENGINE FAILED IN CRUISE FLIGHT DUE TO BROKEN PISTON PIN IN NR 3 CYLINDER. ENGINE DESTROYED, CASES BROKEN, RODS BENT, PISTONS CRACKED. AIRCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY LAND

## 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 LAX95FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA198), May 28, 1995: Cessna 172N (N4773E), Lovelock, NV, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's intentional flight at low altitude and subsequent collision with transmission wires during dusk light conditions.

## 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 19950527018179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950527018179A), May 27, 1995: Cessna 172N (N4773E), Lovelock, NV, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Struck power line during flight at unsafe altitude at dusk. Had flown over private unlighted ag strip prior impact.
- [Incident 19950303005099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950303005099I), Mar 3, 1995: Cessna 172N (N4773E), Lovelock, NV. Narrative: according to the pilot, barton hummer, while on a local business flight, an engine vibration was felt and the engine seized. A landing was made on a…

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