# N4862G: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2012-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 2012
- 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: 17273409
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 31, 1979
- Certificate issued: April 10, 1980
- Last registry action: March 12, 1983
- Mode S code: A60188
- Owner when cancelled: [Mathis Lynn D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MATHIS%20LYNN%20D)
- Location: [Odessa, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Odessa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.8129° N, 102.4546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79763, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4862G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4862G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4862G-2012-12-18

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 FTW83FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA126), Feb 23, 1983: Cessna 172N (N4862G), Pineville, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19830223005119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830223005119A), Feb 23, 1983: Cessna 172N (N4862G), Pineville, LA, Destroyed. Too low on ILS approach. Struck trees 2 miles from runway. CFI not current for instrument flight.

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