# N4860F: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1984-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17273090
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 29, 1983
- Mode S code: A60141
- Owner when cancelled: [Whittle John F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITTLE%20JOHN%20F)
- Location: [Naples, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Naples)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4860F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4860F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4860F-1984-01-24

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 MIA84LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA002), Oct 3, 1983: Cessna 172 (N4860F), Miami, FL, 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 19831003053919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831003053919A), Oct 3, 1983: Cessna 172N (N4860F), Miami, FL, Destroyed. Smoke filled cabin from under dash while circling over water at 500 feet. Engine quit. Ditched in ocean.

## Other aircraft with N4860F

- [Cancelled 1971-02-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4860F-1971-02-10): Cessna TU206A, S/N U206-0560. Exported to Peru

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