# N4868F: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 1992-03-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 9, 1992
- 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: 17273093
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 19, 1990
- Last registry action: March 20, 1990
- Mode S code: A60259
- Owner when cancelled: [Pegasus Flight Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PEGASUS%20FLIGHT%20CENTER%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8167° N, 97.3597° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76106, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4868F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4868F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4868F-1992-03-09

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 DEN91FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA132), Sep 15, 1991: Cessna 172N (N4868F), Tererro, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE OBSTACLE CLEARANCE IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE: LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT, AND INSUFFICIENT STANDARDS BY THE OPERATOR.

## 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 19910915042049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910915042049A), Sep 15, 1991: Cessna 172N (N4868F), Tererro, NM, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Operated in mountain area near 172 service ceiling with no mountain experience. Struck trees on mountainside.

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