# N4851D: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1996-11-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 7, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17272373
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 6, 1990
- Last registry action: August 21, 1996
- Mode S code: A5FDAB
- Owner when cancelled: [Naples Air Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAPLES%20AIR%20CENTER%20INC)
- Location: [Naples, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Naples)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1505° N, 81.7953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naples, FL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4851D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4851D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4851D-1996-11-07

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 MIA95FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA004), Oct 8, 1994: Cessna 172N (N4851D), Ochopee, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT UNTIL IMPACT IN A SWAMP.

## 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 19941008034199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941008034199A), Oct 8, 1994: Cessna 172N (N4851D), Ochopee, FL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. During low level panther telemetry tracking. Stalled in steep climb after low pass. Pilots first survey flight.

## Other aircraft with N4851D

- [Cancelled 1971-03-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4851D-1971-03-05): Cessna 182A, S/N 34951. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Bucks Aircraft Sales](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUCKS%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES), [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

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