# N4783J: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2012-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: 17273676
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 20, 1979
- Last registry action: February 7, 1995
- Mode S code: A5E19C
- Location: [None, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/None)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4783J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4783J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4783J-2012-08-27

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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 LAX93FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA223), May 25, 1993: Cessna 172N (N4783J), Lompoc, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE (OR CLEARANCE) FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:…

## 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 19930525015129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930525015129A), May 25, 1993: Cessna 172N (N4783J), Lompoc, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into fog obscured hillside at dark night.

## Other aircraft with N4783J

- [Cancelled 1973-10-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4783J-1973-10-25): Beech A23-19, S/N MB-219. Owner: [Thurber Leslie N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THURBER%20LESLIE%20N), [Lagrande, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Lagrande)

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