# N4789R: 1979 Cessna 172RG, registration cancelled 2012-12-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 13, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172RG0032
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 26, 1979
- Certificate issued: July 24, 1982
- Last registry action: June 4, 1988
- Mode S code: A5E275
- Owner when cancelled: [Iacono Frank M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IACONO%20FRANK%20M)
- Location: [San Pedro, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Pedro)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7326° N, 118.2779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90731, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4789R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4789R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4789R-2012-12-13

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 LAX83FUM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUM06), Jun 5, 1983: Cessna 172RG (N4789R), San Clemente, CA, destroyed

## 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 19830604044929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830604044929A), Jun 4, 1983: Cessna 172RG (N4789R), San Clemente Is, CA, Destroyed. Witness stated weather was zero ceiling and visibility 200 yards at approximate time of accident.

## Other aircraft with N4789R

- [Cancelled 1975-02-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4789R-1975-02-03): Bell 206A, S/N 302

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