# N4865G: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2005-05-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 26, 2005
- Exported to: Philippines
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 17273412
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 16, 1979
- Certificate issued: July 31, 1996
- Last registry action: July 16, 2002
- Mode S code: A601F1
- Owner when cancelled: [United Flight Systems Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20FLIGHT%20SYSTEMS%20INC)
- Location: [Spring, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Spring)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0395° N, 95.5344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77379, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4865G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4865G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4865G-2005-05-26

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 FTW04CA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA205), Aug 4, 2004: Cessna 172N (N4865G), Cleveland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper judgment of the airplanes altitude during landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's level of anxiety/apprehension after becoming lost/disoriented.

## 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 20040804017829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040804017829A), Aug 4, 2004: Cessna 172N (N4865G), Cleveland, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot reported he had an overwhelming feeling of being lost while enroute to lufkin, TX. He became sick and determined he could not continueto fly.…

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